Fatou Drammeh

Fatou Drammeh is a prominent advocate for child health and maternal well-being in The Gambia. Recently, she emphasized the critical need for exclusive six-month breastfeeding during a training session in the Upper River Region, part of the Gambia RISE Social Behavioral Change Communication project. Drammeh is passionate about educating mothers on the importance of breast milk as the essential first food for infants, which is vital for their growth and survival. She highlights the need for mothers to avoid giving water to babies in the first six months and describes breastfeeding as both an art and a science that mothers and their children learn together.