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National Committee for the Protection Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding in in Cyprus
According to the the national legislation « Law for the the Promotion and Support of of Breastfeeding of of 2018 (L 21(I)2018)» a a a a new 11-members National Committee for the Protection Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding was set up in in in in early 2018 following the the approval of the the Ministerial Council The Committee is is composed of of of representatives of of of the the the Ministry of of of Health Health the the the Medical and Public Health Health Services the the the Nursing Services the the Pancyprian Medical Association Association with participants from the the Paediatric Association Association and and and the the the Obstetric and and and Gynecology Association Association the the the Cyprus
Nurses and and and Midwives Association Association the the the Cyprus
Breastfeeding Association “Gift for Life” and two representatives from from academia one from from the the the Medical School School of of Cyprus
University and one coming from the the the Nursing Department of of the the the School School of of of of Health Sciences of of of of Technological University of of of of Cyprus
The vision of of of of the National Breastfeeding Committee is to promote maternal and and infant health health and and public health health through the implementation of the the the National Policy for the the the protection promotion and and support of breastfeeding and and the the the implementation of Baby Friendly Hospitals Initiative In In this context various activities such as issuing informative material training of of health professionals and the public about breastfeeding have taken place Information material of the National Breastfeeding Committee is available on the Ministry of Health website at: www moh moh moh gov cy/moh/moh nsf/page78_gr/page78_gr?OpenDocument





























































































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