Hyderabad, September 25, 2024-The city will be the host to the largest lactation management and breast milk banking conference in Hyderabad on the 28th and 29th of September at Hotel Marigold, Hyderabad. Besides Marigold, the conferences will be held in different locations in the city.
Called as 4th International Conference, South Asian LAMBCON 2024 will have 500, including 20 international delegates from Sri Lanka, Nepal, East Timor and the Philippines attending.
Shri Dr. B.N. Gangadhar, Chairman, National Medical Commission; Shri R.V. Karnan, Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare, MD, National Health Mission; Dr. Sridhar Prahlad Ryavanki, Health Specialist, UNICEF Field Office for Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana; Dr Zelalem Birhanu Taffesse, Chief Field Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana will grace the inaugural on 28th September.
The conference will feature 30+ sessions, with topics ranging from Basic Lactation Management, Advanced Lactation Management, to Human Milk Banking.
Sushena Health Foundation, in partnership with Dhaatri Mothers’ Milk Bank and supported by several esteemed organizations including the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), National Neonatology Forum (NNF), Rishihood University (RU), National Neonatology Forum – Telangana State Chapter (NNF-TS), UNICEF, and the Pediatrics Academy of Telangana is organising the 4th International Conference, South Asian LAMBCON 2024.
41.8% of babies in Telangana are breastfed early, while in India, only 54% of babies experience early breastfeeding. Furthermore, 90% of infant deaths can be prevented using the simple and accessible solution of breastfeeding and mothers’ milk banking. These statistics highlight that even the well-educated sections of our population are not fully aware of breastfeeding and lactation management, said Dr Santosh Kumar, Kraleti, Member National Medical Commission, Founder and General Secretary, Sushena Health Foundation while addressing a press conference on Wednesday at Press Club.
Sushena Health Foundation to open India’s first Colostrum Milk Bank at Hyderabad. Colostrum is the first form of breastmilk that is released by the mammary glands after giving birth, he added.
Research has shown that a mother’s milk is rich in nutrition and serves as the best possible vaccination against the myriad diseases that can be contracted in the years following infancy added Dr K Durgbhavani, Senior Pediatrician and Neonatologist, Vice President of Sushena Health Foundation.
Sushena Health Foundation is leading the country’s efforts to increase the percentage of breastfed babies to 90% in the next five years and to reduce the infant mortality rate from the current 29.1 deaths per 1,000 live births to near zero. In the short span of seven years since its inception, Sushena Health has successfully established and is operating multiple milk banks across the country. The organization leads the operations in providing supplemental nutrition to lactating mothers in government healthcare facilities and offers consultancy to private hospitals on lactation management.
LAMBCON 2024 is the venue to learn more about the on-ground impact of Sushena Health Foundation’s efforts so far and to understand how everyone can take part in the immense endeavour of making India a leader in breastfeeding and lactation management. The conference is open to all and is primarily aimed at practicing pediatricians, neonatologists, gynaecologists, lactation consultants, lactation counsellors, and nurses. Participants will have the opportunity to significantly enhance their knowledge and understanding of lactation management.
Among the acclaimed dignitaries gracing the occasion are Dr Arun K. Singh, Head of the Department of Neonatology, AIIMS Jodhpur, National Advisor, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, MoHFW; Founders and Advisors of LAMBCON, Shri Dr Santhosh Kumar Kraleti, Member, National Medical Commission, Founder & General Secretary, Sushena Health Foundation; Dr. Srinivas Murki, Chief Consultant Neonatologist, DM Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Fernandez Hospital, Senior Neonatologist, Paramitha Hospital, Hyderabad; Dr. Kalavalapalli Durga Bhavani, Pediatrician, Director & Co-founder, Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Adiposity (IDEA) Clinics, India; and the LAMBCON Organizing Secretary, Dr. Nitasha Bagga, Consultant Pediatrician and Neonatologist, Rainbow Hospital, Hyderabad, Dr Swapna Lingaladinne, Associate Professor, Neonatologist, Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad.
