Background
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 170 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration made by WHO and UNICEF policy-makers in August 1990 to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding is the best way to provide newborns with the nutrients they need. WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding until a baby is six months old, and continued breastfeeding with the addition of nutritious complementary foods for up to two years or beyond.
Latest news and press releases
- 3 in 5 babies not breastfed in the first hour of life
31 July 2018 - Breastfeeding Week 2014: Mother’s Milk - Life Rewarded
Ministry of Health and Nutrition Partners Lead 2014 World Breastfeeding Week Celebrations
30 July 2014 - Joint press statement on breast milk substitutes
25 September 2013 - The UN in Viet Nam and the Government join hands to strengthen health system in Ninh Thuan province
1 September 2013 - Supporting mothers vital for breastfeeding
Ministry of Health and Nutrition Partners Lead 2013 World Breastfeeding Week Celebrations
30 July 2013