Capitol, Rotary inaugurate human milk bank in Negros

THE Provincial Government of Negros Occidental and Rotary Club of Metro Bacolod have inaugurated the first human milk bank in Negros Island at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City.

The project aims to help newborns get the breast milk that they need.

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, who led the inauguration of the facility Tuesday, March 29, thanked the partner-group and its chapter for being a partner of the Provincial Government in achieving multifaceted goals.

"This milk bank is an answer to the growing need for breastmilk not just for optimum nutrition but most importantly to save the lives of Negrense babies, especially the vulnerable and premature ones," he said.

The milk bank will receive milk from breastfeeding mothers and provide proper pasteurization and storage, as some mothers cannot produce sufficient amounts of breastmilk to their newborns after giving birth.

It will be available for free for free, particularly to indigent families.

Also present at the inauguration were Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, Provincial Consultant on Economic Affairs Alfredo Benitez, TLJPH Chief of Hospital Dr. Mary Ann Maestral, TLJPH Head of Pediatrics Department Dr. Jean Alojado, and Hospital Operations Department Head Dr. Girlie Pinongan, among others.

Representing the Rotary Club of Metro Bacolod were JeinzKreistein Salgado and Joey Jay Doctora. (PR)