Mother’s milk is a baby’s first ‘natural vaccine’: Mandya Zilla Panchayat CEO

Mandya Zilla Panchayat CEO K.R. Nandini during the World Breastfeeding Week programme in Mandya on Tuesday (August 4). | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Describing mother’s milk as the “baby’s first and best food”, Mandya Zilla Panchayat CEO K.R. Nandini emphasised on the importance of initiating breastfeeding within the first hour of birth, followed by exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, as essential for the child’s health, growth, and immunity.She was speaking after inaugurating the World Breastfeeding Week programme organised by the Mandya district administration, Mandya Zilla Panchayat and the Department of Health and Family Welfare in Mandya on the theme, ‘Prioritising Breastfeeding: Building Sustainable Support Systems’, on Tuesday (August 4).Observing that World Brea