Tag: Oyebanji Filani

  • Poor breastfeeding kills 800,000 annually — Ekiti Health Commissioner

    Poor breastfeeding kills 800,000 annually — Ekiti Health Commissioner

    The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani, on Thursday, disclosed that no fewer than 800,000 babies die of poor breastfeeding yearly across the globe. Oyebanji stated that poor breastfeeding was largely responsible for high infant mortality in Nigeria, which he said was being gradually checkmated due to the advent of exclusive breastfeeding and…