World Breastfeeding Week 2023 – Annual Survey Summary 

To monitor the trend of breastfeeding and the effectiveness of its promotion, BFHIHKA conducts an annual survey on the breastfeeding rate in Hong Kong, maternity units’ fulfillment of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and healthcare workers’ observation of the compliance to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes... Read More

(2023-07-28)

UNICEFHK: SayYes to Breastfeeding Photo Campaign & Competition for WBW2022

This page is only available in Traditional Chinese, please click https://www.babyfriendly.org.hk/zh/unicefhk-wbw2022-photocampaign/

(2022-05-07)

World Breastfeeding Week 2018 Celebration Event (26 July 2018)

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is celebrated annually in the first week of August in more than 170 countries, aiming to bring worldwide awareness of protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding. The theme for this year is “Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life”. Breastfeeding offers the finest and the most natural nutrition for babies,... Read More

(2018-08-16)

World Breastfeeding Week 2017 Celebration Event (28 July 2017)

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is celebrated annually in the first week of August in more than 170 countries, aiming to bring worldwide awareness of protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding. The theme for this year is "Sustaining Breastfeeding Together", with the goal to promote sustaining breastfeeding by promulgating multi-sectorial collaboration and... Read More

(2017-07-20)

Celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2016

The Department of Health, in collaboration with the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Hong Kong Association (BFHIHKA), the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK) and the Hospital Authority, held an event on 30 July 2016 to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2016 and promote public awareness of supporting breastfeeding. WBW... Read More

(2016-08-03)