- By Sherifdeen Amusa
The Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has celebrated the 2025 World Breastfeeding Week at the Primary Health Centre, Otasumi, Ejigbo, Lagos.
The event, themed, “Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems”, was held in collaboration with the office of the First Lady of Lagos State and Lagos State Health District VI.
Wife of Ejigbo LCDA Chairman, Mrs. Aishat Taiwo, described breastfeeding as the foundation for child survival, growth, and long-term well-being.
She added that this year’s theme was a reminder that the responsibility of nurturing children must be shared by families, communities, workplaces, and government.
While acknowledging the challenges mothers face, she assured residents that Ejigbo LCDA will continue to strengthen maternal and child health services and create an enabling environment for mothers and children to thrive.
The Vice Chairman of Ejigbo LCDA, Mrs. Abimbola Ike, commended nursing mothers for their dedication and urged them to embrace exclusive breastfeeding as the best for their babies.
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She noted that breastfeeding is not only a bond between mother and child but also an investment in the community’s future.
The Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Yetunde Ibrahim, said the importance of breastfeeding extends beyond being beneficial to children but also to mothers as it provides vital health benefits, like lowering risk of type 2 diabetes, ovarian cancer, and diabetes cancer.
Mrs. Olaonipekun, a Health Education Officer, explained that exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months gives babies complete nutrition, strengthens immunity, and protects against common illnesses, while continued breastfeeding with complementary foods up to two years and beyond supports healthy growth and cognitive development.
The event which had in attendance Councillors, their wives, health officials, nursing mothers, and expectant mothers, rounded off with the presentation of gifts to nursing mothers and expectant mothers.
