KUWAIT CITY, Oct 5: The drop in natural breastfeeding rates in Kuwait evokes a real need to boost cooperation between various sectors of the country to support the best nutrition offered for infants, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Assad Hafeez said on Wednesday.

He made these remarks in a speech he gave during a session organized by WHO Country Office in Kuwait in cooperation with Public Authority (PAFN) and Ministry of Health regarding the initiative of appropriate hospitals for children at United Nations House (UN).

WHO previously launched an initiative for infants-friendly hospitals, in cooperation with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) back in 1991, aiming to guarantee both mothers and children receive the required care at the appropriate timing before living in a residence-offering mothers and infants care and proper nutrition, he said.