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Mandya Breast Milk Bank Remains Idle Four Months After Inauguration
A special breast milk bank was opened at a hospital in Mandya.
It was meant to help babies whose mothers cannot breastfeed them.
The building and basic facilities are ready.
However, the bank cannot start because three important machines are missing.
These machines would help make the milk safe and keep it cold.
The hospital receives about 250 newborn babies each month.
Between 30 and 60 babies may need extra breast milk.
Officials are asking the government to provide the money needed to begin the service.
A ₹25 lakh breast milk bank at Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences remains non-functional four months after inauguration.
The facility is awaiting a pasteuriser, vertical laminar unit and deep freezer.
Officials estimate ₹36 lakh is needed to purchase the missing equipment.
MIMS admits about 250 newborns monthly, with 30 to 60 reportedly facing breast milk shortages.
Officials and stakeholders have urged the state government to release funds and operationalise the facility.
- Who
- Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya Zilla Panchayat CEO K.R. Nandini, and state government officials are involved.
- What
- A ₹25 lakh breast milk bank remains non-functional because three essential pieces of equipment have not been purchased.
- Where
- Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences in Mandya.
- When
- The facility remains idle four months after its inauguration.
- Why
- An estimated ₹36 lakh is still needed for equipment, delaying services for newborns who lack maternal breast milk.
Key facts
- Facility cost
- ₹25 lakh
- Additional funding required
- Approximately ₹36 lakh
- Missing equipment
- Pasteuriser, vertical laminar unit and deep freezer
- Monthly newborn admissions
- About 250 at MIMS
- Infants facing shortages
- Between 30 and 60 newborns reportedly each month
- Potential storage period
- Breast milk could be safely stored for up to six months
- Current status
- The building and basic infrastructure are ready, but services have not begun
Sources
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