48283 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

48283 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter April to June 2024 toward the action ‘Identify and action initiatives to improve access to donor milk’ under ‘Outcome 5: Learn how system settings support the safe provision of donor breast milk for infants in need’ within the National Breastfeeding Strategy for Aotearoa?

Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that a sector-led Human Milk Banking Forum was established and met for the first time. This group has replaced the Human Milk Regulation Working Group. The Human Milk Banking Forum discussed improving access to donor milk and peer-to-peer milk sharing groups.