Hosted by Medical Consultant (Pediatrics) Dr. Sulaiman Al-Munaifi, the World Breastfeeding Week Seminar was held at the New Ahmadi Hospital, with the attendance of doctors and nurses at the Hospital, in addition to a number of people of interest.

At the opening of the event, which aimed to raise awareness on the importance of breastfeeding, Dr. Al-Munaifi expressed that he is proud to have such an activity that serves the community, adding that Ahmadi Hospital is the first hospital in Kuwait to celebrate this event.

The event featured presentations from a number of doctors and specialists in the Hospital, including Dietician at Ahmadi Hospital Dr. Sarah Al-Kandari, who discussed the importance of breastfeeding from a dietician’s perspective, and elaborated on the criteria of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiation (BFHI).

For their part, Clinical Charge Nurse (UD) Kawthar Al-Kandari and Clinical Charge Nurse (UD) Dalal Hussain explained what World Breastfeeding week is, and the benefits of breastfeeding to mother, baby, and even society and the environment at large.

The event also awarded Reservoir Engineer in New Fields Development Team (1) in the Company Manayer Salmeen as Breastfeeding Ambassador of Ahmadi Hospital for 2022 due to how her exclusive breastfeeding helped her premature babies.