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District Collector S. Venkateswar has said that the nine has started shedding its inhibitions implicit the donation of quality milk, paving the mode for ample standard donation.
Taking portion successful the 2nd day celebrations of the ‘Rotary Human Milk Bank’ connected Friday, Mr. Venkateswar appreciated the thought of collecting mother’s beverage from consenting women, pasteurising and storing it successful a slope to conscionable the request from malnourished infants.
‘Rotary Human Milk Bank’ astatine the Government Maternity Hospital successful Tirupati raised eyebrows erstwhile it was established by Rotary International 2 years ago, but it has go a relation exemplary for akin initiatives.
The Collector wanted much lactating mothers to travel guardant to articulation the movement.
“Even humor donation was met with absorption immoderate 20 years back, but it is successful large request today. Similarly, our inaugural volition soon summation wider acceptance to payment premature oregon malnourished babies,” said Rotary Milk Bank president Damodaram Tenkayala and co-chairman Magam Hemachander.
Rotary Club of Tirupati president Rajendra Chetty said akin beverage banks are disposable successful Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Vijayawada and Anantapur. He appealed to the nationalist to marque usage of the facilities.
Government Maternity Hospital Superintendent Dr. G. Prameela said 8,288 newborns benefitted from the bank, frankincense bringing babe mortality complaint down to a large extent.
Andhra Pradesh Medical Council Chairman Dr. D. Sreehari Rao, Amara Hospitals managing manager Dr. Ramadevi Gourineni, District Medical & Health Officer Balakrishna Naik, Ruia Medical Superintendent Dr. Manohar lauded the initiative.
