UNICEF praises South Sudan's notable progress in breastfeeding promotion


  • World
  • Tuesday, 05 Aug 2025

JUBA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan has made significant progress in promoting breastfeeding, with the proportion of children under six months exclusively breastfed increasing to 73 percent in 2024 from 45 percent in 2010, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.

According to UNICEF, to reach the 2027 national target of 80 percent of children exclusively breastfed, the whole of society must address women's barriers to exclusive breastfeeding.

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