01 August

World Breastfeeding Week begins

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) was initiated in 1992 by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) to commemorate the Innocenti Declaration, which was signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF and other organisations to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. The first week of August was chosen to align with the signing of this declaration… Click here to register to read more.

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