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ABOUT 42 PERCENT OF CHILDREN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS IN IRINGA ARE STUNTED

A cross section of Kilolo residents are listening to some speeches during the climax of the world breastfeeding week celebrations at held Kilolo village in Kilolo district, Iringa Region at Regional level yesterday. (Photo by Friday Simbaya)  KILOLO: Statistics show that 42 percent of children under the age of five in Iringa have been stunted, 3.6 percent thin 13.8 percent have less weight than their age.  The statement wane made yesterday by Iringa Regional Medical Officer (RMO), Dr. Robert Salim, on behalf of the Iringa Regional Commissioner Ally Hapi during the climax of world breastfeeding week celebrations held at kilolo Village in Kilolo District, Iringa at regional level.  He said that breast milk has benefits for both breastfeeding baby and breastfeeding mother, which for a baby breastfeeding is the only food that provides all the nutrients he/she needs in proper balance of health and well-being.  Hapi added that mother's m...

ASILIMIA 42 YA WATOTO CHINI YA MIKA MITANO MKOANI IRINGA WAMEDUMAA

Kikundi cha wazee wa Kilolo cha utamaduni wa kabila la wahehe kikitoa burudani wakati wa Kilele cha maadhimisho unyonyeshaji maziwa ya mama duniani yalioanza tarehe 01-07, August, 2018 yaliofanyika kimkoa katika Kijiji cha Kilolo wilayani Kilolo, mkoani Iringa jana. (Picha na Friday Simbaya) Takwimu zinaonesha kuwa asilimia 42 ya watoto wenye umri chini ya miaka mitano mkoani Iringa wamedumaa, asilimia 3.6 wamekonda na asilimia 13.8 wana uzito pungufu ukilinganisha na umri wao.  Akizungumza na mganga mkuu wa mkoa wa iringa (RMO), Dr. Robert Salim kwa nia ya Mkuu wa mkoa wa Iringa Ally Hapi wakati wa siku ya killele cha maadhimisho ya wiki ya unyonyeshaji wa maziwaya mama duniani yaliyofanyika kimkoa katika kijii cha Kilolo wilayani Kilolo, mkoani iringa jana.  Alisema kuwa unyonyeshaji watoto maziwa ya mama unafaida nyinyi kwa upande zote mbili kwa mtoto anayenyonya maziwa na mama anayenyonyesha.  Hapi alisema kuwa kwa mtoto anayenyonya maz...