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Unicef: Breastfeeding levels are too low in the Dominican Republic

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has sounded the alarm over the persistently low rates of exclusive breastfeeding in the Dominican Republic. According to the 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), conducted jointly by the National Office of Statistics (ONE) and Unicef, only 16% of infants in the country are exclusively breastfed for the first …
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DR removes staff from embassy and consulate in Venezuela

Staff of the Dominican embassy and consulate in Venezuela returned on a Sky High flight direct from Venezuela on Tuesday, 30 July 2024. The Maduro administration had ordered the Dominican mission to leave immediately, after the Dominican Republic called for transparency actions following the Sunday, 28 July 2024 election in Venezuela. Incumbent Foreign Minister Yvan …
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Capotillo’s Escuela Salomé Ureña gets a major sports facility

President Luis Abinader was in Capotillo, a low-income barrio, to inaugurate the covered sports facility at Escuela Salomé Ureña on Saturday, 28 July 2024. The National Institute of Physical Education (Inefi) is responsible for the sports center, the first of its kind in the Ensanche Capotillo neighborhood. The courts will benefit students, athletes and also …
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Ministry of Public Health extends hours of mental health call center

Local health authorities have announced that the “Cuida tu Salud Mental” hotline will extend its hours of operation starting 1 September 2024. The hotline, which provides mental health support, will then be available from 8am to 12am, seven days a week. Minister of Public Health Victor Atallah made the announcement together with First Lady Raquel …