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Ashanti Region records 83.8% exclusive breastfeeding rate among infants

By GhanaSummary NewsroomThursday, 6 August 2026 at 05:41 pm1 min read

0 per cent in 2025, while 19 districts fell below the regional average for exclusive breastfeeding among infants aged zero to three months.8 per cent recorded applied specifically to infants aged zero to three months and not the full exclusive breastfeeding rate for all infants under six months.

World Breastfeeding Week The Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Fred Adomako-Boateng, made this known during a press briefing to mark World Breastfeeding Week and Ghana Breastfeeding Month 2026 at the Bekwai Municipal Hospital on August 6, 2026.

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