WHO has chosen one developed country, Scotland, and one developing country, Zimbabwe, to test its draft international Infant and Child Nutri-tion Strategy, which will promote the best feeding practices for infants and young children.
Welcoming Scotland's involvement, health minister Susan Deacon said, 'All children deserve the best possible start in life, whether they live in Harris, Hamilton or Harare. We know breastfeeding and a healthy diet in the early years contributes greatly to that aim.
'Scotland, sadly, has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe, but we are working to improve that. Our target is that in five years, half of the mothers in Scotland will breastfeed their babies for at least six weeks.'
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