The initial 17 liters of breast milk collected from the milk banks of Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center and Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital, all in Metro Manila, have run out, said Sherell Abante, Bauan municipal nurse.
Bauan Technical High School is one of the biggest evacuation centers in Batangas, hosting at least 13,000 families from Taal and Lemery towns. Infants are most at risk of diarrhea, respiratory infection and other diseases considering the hygiene and water supply in evacuation centers, Jusi said. But as the Taal situation drags on, Jusi said they would need more lactating mothers to donate through hospitals and health centers.Jusi said it was important for donors to express their breast milk at milk banks, which have the right equipment to pasteurize and store breast milk for a longer period.