RAD­HI­CA DE SIL­VA

The Pan Amer­i­can Health Or­gan­i­sa­tion/World Health Or­gan­i­sa­tion (PA­HO/WHO) is call­ing for stronger gov­ern­ment over­sight of breast­milk sub­sti­tutes, warn­ing that some prod­ucts on the mar­ket may con­tain con­t­a­m­i­nants and pose risks to in­fants.

PA­HO/WHO rep­re­sen­ta­tive for Trinidad and To­ba­go and the Dutch En­ti­ties, Dr Gabriel Vi­vas Francesconi, made the call yes­ter­day while de­liv­er­ing the fea­ture ad­dress at the Ba­by-Friend­ly Hos­pi­tal Ini­tia­tive (BFHI) Ac­cred­i­ta­tion Cer­e­mo­ny at the San Fer­nan­do Gen­er­al and Teach­ing Hos­pi­tal.