40.7% of Infants Under Six Months Exclusively Breastfed in Tanzania
Habari mpya za afya Tanzania · maelezo ya 40.7% of Infants Under Six Months Exclusively Breastfed… · masasisho 2022 · imesasishwa 10 Aug 2026 · habari za afya · hospitali · afya ya umma
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- Recent Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) 2022 data show that 40.7 per cent of infants under six months are exclusively breastfed, up from 30 per cent in 2015/2016.
- Zanzibar Nutrition Coordinator Fatma Ali Said advised mothers to breastfeed for at least 20 to 30 minutes per session, saying very short feeding sessions may not provide sufficient nutrition for infants.
- According to national guidelines, children should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months, after which they should receive complementary foods while breastfeeding continues up to two years or beyond.
- ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR has called on families, employers and communities to support mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months of life, saying the practice is essential for raising a healthy and.