South Africa's milk banks have saved thousands of babies' lives

South Africa is tackling the causes of under five mortality with a network of human milk banks. Usually located at hospitals and clinics, the banks collect and pasteurise donated human milk and distribute it to babies, often sick or orphaned, that are in need of breast milk. The system feeds more than 2,800 babies a year across at least 44 banks, serving over 75 hospitals, and is organised through independent institutions overseen by a central organising body.