Over 400 mothers in Taguig donate breast milk to Taal evacuees
Over 400 mothers in Taguig donate breast milk to Taal evacuees
MANILA, Philippines – Over 400 nursing mothers donated their breast milk for babies affected by the Taal Volcano eruption during an event in Taguig City on Thursday, January 23.
This comes amid calls for donations for the over 140,000 people still in evacuation centers after Taal Volcano, located in the province of Batangas, started erupting on January 12.
The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Science and Technology reminded the public that only breast milk – not formula milk – may be donated to evacuees. This is to avoid diarrhea, as formula milk would require clean water which may not be readily accessible in evacuation centers.
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