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Cyprus is participating in World Breastfeeding Month 2025 under the theme “prioritise breastfeeding: building sustainable support systems,” the health ministry announced. In coordination with the national breastfeeding committee, the ministry reaffirmed ...

A framework for regulating breastfeeding rooms in workplaces and public spaces was discussed by the House health committee on Thursday. “It is with great satisfaction that we finally have before ...

Two new bills facilitating breastfeeding in public areas and the workplace were approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, as part of the government’s policy to protect, encourage and support ...

The percentage of mixed feeding for infants – breastmilk and formula – has risen from 65.7 per cent in 2010 to 88.3 per cent in 2022 and Cyprus’ national strategy for increasing breastfeeding for the years 2024 ...

Cyprus’ new three-year strategy for the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding was adopted on Tuesday by the cabinet to create a society with a friendly disposition towards infants and ...

Gender equality commissioner Josie Christooulou on Thursday praised the Strovolos municipality for the progress it has made to boost gender equality of late. She explained that her office had prepared ...

A lactation room for women has just been opened in the parliament building, House President Annita Demetriou announced on Thursday. Catering to female staff and visitors to the premises, the ...

Regulations for breastfeeding need to be established by parliament soon, the House health committee urged on Thursday, following complaints that women were having their pay docked for taking breaks to ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari warned that breastfeeding in Cyprus has declined as she reiterated that the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusively breastfeeding babies. Kanari on Saturday referenced data collected ...

A campaign to promote breastfeeding in Cyprus was launched by the health ministry on Saturday. The campaign aims to inform about the benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and ...