Nutrition requires a joint workforce- Mombasa County Public health Chief officer tells Mombasa locals
By Mwarandu Randu
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| Nutritionist during an awareness campaign in Mombasa county Photo FILE |
The department says health issue is a concern for
every county resident and therefore the need to embrace it.
“Nutrition requires a concerted effort by various stakeholders;
parents have their role, so do health officers and the other stakeholders. If we
all come together we shall be able deal with nutrition deficiencies in this
county” she pointed out
Speaking to journalists in Mombasa during a nutrition
awareness campaign forum organized by DSW Mombasa county public chief officer Aisha
Abubakar said the department of public health is currently conducting a
nutrition awareness campaign in order to sensitize the public on the importance
in society.
She appealed to Mombasa county leaders to work together
closely with the health department in order to scale up nutrition within the
county.
“We are currently holding a series of awareness
meetings to sensitize the public on the significance of nutrition” she stated
The county Chief officer added that the health
department is engaging both public and private entities in order to construct lactating
rooms geared towards improving nutrition amongst lactating mothers.
At the same time, Mombasa County Nutrition co-ordinator
Aisha Bakari called on locals to engage their bodies actively by taking part in
physical activities.
She adds “about half of Mombasa county population is
obese; there is therefore the need for people to take part in physical
activities”
She further called on lactating mothers to exclusively
breast feed their babies in order to avoid bringing up malnourished children.
“I’m calling on lactating mothers to breastfeed
their children. This is because we shall be able to avoid cases of malnourishment”
she said.
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