As the flagship project of the Phi Lambda Delta Sorority of the UP College of Medicine, Milk Matters is the only youth-led project in the country that conducts regular milk letting activities for our beneficiaries. Our advocacy is to promote and enhance the quality of maternal and child health in the country, and become a bastion of women and children’s health.

Our Objectives

  1. To help empower Filipino mothers to exclusively breastfeed during the first six months of life
  2. To develop and maintain a stable source of breastmilk for PGH NICU and other partner communities through a referral system
  3. To establish community-based milk storage facilities that support and improve maternal & child health by partnering with existing milk banks
  4. To be involved in developing health policies that support sustainable, community-based, barangay-level milk banks

Our Partners

Parroquia de la Nuestra Senora de la paz y Buenviaje Parish, Quezon City
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Philippine General Hospital
Canossa Health & Social Center, Tondo, Manila
Canossa Health & Social Center, Silang, Cavite

Our Activities

Milk Drives

​Milk Drives are held in our partner communities multiple times a year, for the benefit of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). Each Milk Drive begins with a public health lecture for mothers about exclusive breastfeeding, proper latch-on & breastfeeding positions, and problems encountered during the period of lactation. Together with nurses from PGH, milk is expressed either manually or with the use of a breast pump, and is properly stored for transport and pasteurization at the PGH Milk Bank. The milk is then given to neonates in need. In Milk Matters’ last milk drive, held at the Canossa Health and Social Center, Silang, Cavite, 1.4 L of breastmilk was expressed and donated to the PGH NICU. 

Milk Pick-Ups/Drop-Offs

​To facilitate a continuous supply of breastmilk at the NICU of PGH, Milk Matters collects milk from mothers in various areas of Metro Manila year-round. A call for donations is constantly publicized online through the Milk Matters Facebook page, and members of the Milk Matters team coordinate with the donors to ensure that milk is picked up and delivered to the NICU in good condition. Breast milk donors may also opt to drop off the milk at our partner institutions, which in the past, have included Mary the Queen Parish (Greenhills), and Barangay Ayala Alabang. In March 2018 alone, Milk Matters was able to collect 10.45 L of breastmilk for NICU, which translates to 348 feedings. 

Research

This year, Milk Matters aims to develop its research arm by conducting a study about FIlipino mothers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) about breastfeeding and complementary feeding. Through this study, the Milk Matters Team hopes to gain more insight into the breastfeeding situation in the country, so that appropriate policies and interventions may be formulated and implemented in response to problems seen. It is moreover hoped that the findings of this study are used to improve the plight of Filipino mothers and children.

Express Yourself

​In line with our objective to empower Filipino mothers to breastfeed, Milk Matters aims to launch Express Yourself, an online movement that will shed light on the breastfeeding experiences of Filipino mothers, families, doctors, nurses, and other members of society. These stories will be featured on the Milk Matters Facebook page every month, with the vision to inspire other mothers to continue breastfeeding.  

Recognition for Milk Matters

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Awardee, Most Gender Sensitive Organization Award, UP Center for Gender and Women’s Studies, 2013

National Winner, 12th Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO), 2014

Service Project of the Year (SPOYA) of NCR Award, 2014

Winner, Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER): Student Projects for Health Competition, 2014

Regional Winner, Service Project of the Year Award, Association of Philippine Medical Colleges Student Network, 2015

Gawad ng Dekano for Meritorious Performance, UP College of Medicine Convocation, 2016

Dr. Fernando S. Sanchez, Jr. Service Project of the Year Award, 2016

Participant, 7th Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference, 2017

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For more information:

Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/PLDMilkMatters

Email
milkmatters.philambdadelta@gmail.com

SMS
Lara Castillo (09178133083)

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Who We Are

The Phi Lambda Delta Sorority is the premier sorority of the UP College of Medicine. Since its founding in 1969, the Sorority has shared in the vision and mission of the College of Medicine to produce a community of doctors who possess a heightened social consciousness through a firm commitment to excellence and leadership in community-oriented medical service directed especially to the underserved.

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