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Dr Ibrahim being briefed on the Kingdom’s health strides. tankers came under Defence Minister Avigdor attack by Yemen’s Iran- Lieberman said in a separate Manama the WHO. allied Houthi militia. speech at the event that Israel He said the comprehensive had “recently heard of threats to hairman of the Supreme development of the healthcare harm Israeli ships in the Red Sea.” Council of Health (SCH), sector is a priority of Bahrain’s Jerusalem Ships bound for Israel, main- CLt-Gen Dr Shaikh Mo- National Health Plan (2016- Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted oil tankers moving through the Bab El ly from Asia, pass through the hammed bin Abdullah Al Khal- 2025) recently approved by srael would deploy its mil- Mandeb Strait. waterway to Eilat, or continue ifa, yesterday discussed with the Cabinet, expressing appre- itary if Iran were to try to through the Suez Canal to the WHO Regional Director for the ciation of the WHO’s coopera- Iblock the Bab Al Mandeb Yemen’s Houthis, who have Mediterranean Sea. Ships bound Eastern Mediterranean, Dr tion and support for the same strait that links the Red Sea to previously threatened to block for Jordan’s Aqaba port and for Ahmed Salim Al Mandhari, ways strategy that constitutes a road the Gulf of Aden, Prime Minister the strait, said last week they had some Saudi destinations must to enhance health cooperation. map for the health sector in Benjamin Netanyahu said yes- the naval capability to hit Saudi also pass through the strait. Health Minister Faeqa Al Bahrain. terday. ports and other Red Sea targets. Bab Al Mandeb is 29 km wide, Saleh and WHO Representative He reviewed the develop- Last week, Saudi Arabia said Iran has not threatened to 29 making hundreds of ships po- for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and ment of the Health Insurance it was suspending oil shipments block Bab Al Mandeb but has said kilometers is the tentially an easy target. The US Bahrain, Dr Ibrahim Jawdat Programme aimed at building through the strait, on the main sea it would block the Strait of Hor- width of Bab Al Energy Information Adminis- Al Zik, were present . a solid health system based route from the Middle East to Eu- muz, at the mouth of the Gulf, if Mandeb Strait. tration said an estimated 4.8 mil- The SCH Chairman high- on quality and sustainabili- rope, after Yemen’s Iran-aligned it were prevented from exporting lion barrels per day of crude oil lighted Bahrain’s commitment ty in the provision of health Houthis attacked two ships in the its own oil. and products flowed through it to continue cooperation with services. waterway. “If Iran will try to block the in 2016. Congo declares new Air disaster UAE offers Ebola outbreak amnesty Goma for migrant our people have tested workers positive for Ebola in The major barrier Dubai Feastern Democratic Re- will be safely public of Congo just days after accessing the he United Arab Emir- another outbreak that killed 33 Tates, a major hub people in the northwest was affected population for migrant laborers, on declared over, the health min- in a conflict zone. Wednesday began an am- istry said yesterday. WHO OFFICIAL nesty for workers who en- Twenty people have already tered the country without died from hemorrhagic fevers a visa or overstayed their in and around Mangina, a from the Ugandan border, work permit. densely populated town about the ministry said in its state- Firefighters douse a fire as smoke billows above the site where an Aeromexico-operated Embraer passenger jet crashed The government said 30 km (18 miles) southwest of ment, without saying when the in Mexico’s northern state of Durango. See Page 12 those who entered the UAE the city of Beni and 100 km deaths occurred. illegally or overstayed their visas and who come for - NATION’S PRIDE ward by October 31 would not be fined or charged if they choose to leave the country voluntarily. Postage stamps to mark greatest oil discovery The amnesty also grants DON’T MISS IT those looking for employ- boost Bahrain’s competitiveness and capac- appraisal wells in 2018, to further evaluate ment a six-month visa to The new oil production ity to achieve its sustainable development reservoir potential, optimise completions, find a job. is• anticipated to boost goals, initiatives and projects. and initiate long-term production, Oil Min- It excludes, however, Crackdown on Agreement has been reached with Halli- ister Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al those who are “blacklisted” Bahrain’s competitiveness burton to commence drilling on two further Khalifa, had said. or with legal cases pending. efforts to boost and capacity to achieve its Official statistics for 03 sale of breast sustainable development goals, 2016 show the UAE’s labour milk substitutes force to be 6.3 million, out initiatives and projects. of a population of 9.1 mil- lion. South Korea ties Manama The UAE press published 04 in focus testimonies of blue collar ew postage stamps were issued labourers who had come Single website by Bahrain Post to commemorate forward for the amnesty for all ministries Nthe epoch-making largest light oil Wednesday. 06 reservoir discovery. “Girraj Prasad, 54, from soon The Ministry of Transportation and Tel- the state of Rajasthan, ecommunication (MTT)’s Post Department is the first Indian who issued three stamps, a souvenir card and cleared all the procedures envelope in an ensemble of designs to illus- to get exemptions from trate Khaleej Al Bahrain Oil Reservoir, the fines to leave the country biggest oilfield in the Kingdom’s history. without a ban,” Gulf News The new oil production is anticipated to New postage stamps issued by Bahrain Post. reported. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018 03 THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018 big story Crackdown on efforts to boost sale of breast milk substitutes Various companies sending representatives to hospitals, where they cajole new moms into giving breast milk substitutes to infants not only benefits mothers and babies, The Ministry of health has but also our beautiful planet Earth.” spotted• a large number of cases in recent years where, Last resort marketing representatives of many companies have Lactation Educator, Breastfeeding Counsellor and founder of ibreastfeed. been found promoting bh Rasha Karmustajii, said that substi- breast milk substitutes. tutes should not even be considered as the second option if the mother is una- Healthcare and lactation The ministry is now tackling Babies are born to be If a mom is unable to ble to feed the baby her own breast milk experts• told Tribune that breastfed: breastfeeding breastfeed, the next for any reason. Rather it should be seen the issue by imposing stringent as a last resort in absence of any other the practice is dangerous as restrictions on activities the is not an added extra and alternative is not substitutes. choice, she stressed. naïve mothers may fall for companies are allowed to mothers’ milk is the best She should look for other moms “If the mother is unable to perform the tactics and may opt for perform at hospitals. food for all newborns. willing to donate breast milk. breastfeeding for any reason, the next the vastly inferior option DR BUTHAYNA MS VICKY MS RASHA alternative to consider is not breast milk substitutes, rather they should of breast milk substitutes look for donors who might be willing to in the name of convenience by claiming that they are there to pro- serve as a guideline; it has many tips on these factors and makes specific anti- donate breast milk. We should not rush against breastfeeding. mote certain other products useful to how to keep the baby healthy. The baby bodies against bacteria and viruses in to accept milk substitutes for our babies; the mother and child. However, after friendly hospital initiative is one of the the baby’s environment. Artificial milk, it is something that we should only re- TDT|Manama they make their way into the ward, they many steps we are taking. often called ‘formula’ is usually cows’ sort to if we have no other option. The Mohammed Zafran start promoting their milk substitutes “In 2019, we will invite international milk which has been modified to make it reason for this is milk substitutes are products. organisations to come and evaluate more suitable for babies; however, it can not natural, it cannot be identical to “They know they are not allowed to our hospitals and evaluate how baby never come close to having the unique mother’s milk.” ompany representatives have promote breast milk substitutes so they friendly Bahrain’s hospitals are, before properties of breast-milk and using for- “There should be more support for been deceitfully visiting hospi- hide these products while they show that we hope that we can move forward mula increases the risk of infection and mothers, as well as more awareness Ctals across the country target- the other products to the nurses and and be able to have all our hospitals to other health problems in babies.