Rajasthan govt. opens mother’s milk bank

Rajasthan’s first state-run human milk bank, “Jeevan Dhara”, was inaugurated by Health Minister Rajendra Rathore at the Mahila Chikitsalaya in Jaipur on March 26, 2015.
“Jeevan Dhara” has been started in collaboration with the Norwegian government and JK Lon Hospital and aims to collect excess breast milk from lactating mothers and provide it to infants deprived of it.

 

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The bank would follow international guidelines to ensure safety in the collection and supply of breast milk. The infant mortality rate in Rajasthan is 47 per 1000 live births, which is expected to come down substantially when infants get Brest milk.
The first mother’s milk bank in the state was started by a non-governmental organization in government hospital in Udaipur.
Such facilities already opened in USA, and even online sale is done.
Experts have warned of the harmful effects of its online buying – unregulated sector might see HIV, Hep.C, Syphilis etc. disease creeping in.