About Us
OUR STORY
Milk bank Nigeria is focuses on providing pasteurized donor human milk to babies who have no access to breast milk, as recommended by World health Organization (WHO). Established by Dr Chinny in 2022, in an effort to reduce neonatal mortality in Nigeria.
The idea of a milk bank came to her a couple of years ago when many mothers were trying to get breast milk for their babies. Each time she receives these kinds of requests, she and her team her unable to provide breast milk to the baby, they die most of the time.
The first request she received was when a Nigerian mum had triplet and there were massive messages on social media. People came to her DM asking if she had donor milk. That was the first she saw the need for donor milk in Nigeria. At the end of the day the mum didn’t get and she lost two of those babies.
Another time, she was a surrogate mother, she had four babies. Donor milk was unavailable for her babies and she lost all them.
These cases placed a burden on Dr Chinny to establish a milk bank in Nigeria, in order provide pasteurized donor human milk for babies so that they could have a chance at life.
Our major focus at the milk bank is to provide pasteurized donor human milk to preterms that are sick, followed by preterms that are healthy, and then healthy babies that are sick. The availability of pasteurized milk will improve the health outcomes for premature and sick babies, foster better health for children and decrease health care expenses. The milk bank receives human milk from carefully screened donor to pasteurize, freeze, and distribute them in Nigeria.
MILK BANK NG BELIEVES
Human Milk CAN Saves Lives
Save infant lives
Help save the lives of premature babies by donating your breastmilk. Every drop counts
SUPPORT THE MISSION
Demand for breast milk to
feed premature babies is growing.
Every financial support helps.
WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO?
OUR MISSION & VISION
Promoting the Health of Nigeria Babies by Providing Access to Safe, Pasteurized Donor Human Milk
WHO ARE WE?
ABOUT MILKBANK NG
Nigeria premature babies, can now stay alive with support from the breastfeeding doctor and the Milk Booster Foundation, Dr Chinny has developed the first donor human milk bank in Nigeria. Nigerian breastfeeding mothers with surplus milk supply are invited to become themilkbankng milk donors to provide pasteurized milk to nigeria infants for whom mother’s milk supply is unavailable or limited. The milk bank will provide milk to all hospitalised very low birth weight infants; low birth weight infants and healthy infants.
MOTHERS ARE HELPING OTHER MOTHERS
You can also Request or Donate Milk Below and help your baby live better.
