Ghana has seen marginal improvements in breastfeeding indicators, with initiation within the first hour growing from 52 to 58 per cent and exclusive breastfeeding rising from 52 to 53.1 per cent. According to data from the recent Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, Ghana is still a long way from meeting the national target of more than 70 per cent breastfeeding initiation and exclusivity. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), said this at the launch of World Breastfeeding Month in Accra. The Month is being marked on the theme "Closing the Gaps: Breastfeeding Support for All." Dr Kuma-Aboagye explained that the theme emphasizes breastfeeding as an equalizer for all social and economic backgrounds and that all pregnant women must be supported so that no one falls behind. He said that the GHS wanted to see more breastfeeding spaces, including breastfeeding booths, in various locations to create an enabling environment for breastfeeding women, and encouraged religious organizations to set up nursing areas at their places of worship.