Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Booking System will be temporarily unavailable in the following timeslot due to system maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

• From 28 March 2025 (Friday) 23:00 to 29 March 2025 (Saturday) 08:00

Starting from 25 February 2025, the toddler and paediatric JN.1 formulation replaces the XBB COVID-19 vaccine currently in use. Parents/guardians can book the appointment at the designated Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs) (Sai Wan Ho MCHC, Tang Chi Ngong MCHC, Lam Tin MCHC, Ma On Shan MCHC, Wong Siu Ching MCHC, Tin Shui Wai MCHC and Tsing Ying MCHC) through online booking system for infants and young children who are still not vaccinated to receive COVID-19 vaccination.

Please refer to the Press Release for details.

North District Maternal and Child Health Centre (MCHC) comes into operation on 27 January 2025, please refer to the relevant MCHC information and Press Release for details.

From 24 January 2025, the three Woman Health Centres (WHCs) and four designated Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs) under the Department of Health (DH) cease accepting new appointments for Woman Health Service. During the transition period of service integration, those who have already made appointments or have paid their annual fee and are still within the service period may continue to receive services at concerned WHCs or MCHCs.

From the same day (24 January 2025) onwards, District Health Centres (DHC) / DHC Expresses (DHCEs) across all 18 districts accept registration from women aged 64 or below and provide basic women's health services, conduct initial assessments and arrange referrals to Women Wellness Satellites (WWSs) for scheduling of services as necessary. Women who would like to receive services at WWSs must first register as members at DHCs/DHCEs. Members of the public may visit the DHC website for the latest information.

For details, please refer to the Press Release.

For more information on the arrangement during the transitional period, please visit this webpage.

Starting from 26 September 2024, 16 designated Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs) will provide seasonal influenza vaccination service (inactivated influenza vaccine) to children aged between 6 months to under 24 months with Hong Kong resident status. Parents/guardians can make the appointment through online booking systemstarting from 9am on 23 September 2024.

Please refer to the Press Releasefor details.

Starting from 27 March 2024, seven designated Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs) (Sai Wan Ho MCHC, Tang Chi Ngong MCHC, Lam Tin MCHC, Ma On Shan MCHC, Wong Siu Ching MCHC, Tin Shui Wai MCHC and Tsing Ying MCHC) will provide XBB COVID-19 vaccination service to children aged between 6 months and 4 years who are still not vaccinated or have not yet completed initial doses. Parents/guardians can book the appointment through online booking system.

Healthcare professionals of MCHCs will offer XBB vaccine which is the latest recommendation from the Scientific Committee on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases to people who have made an online booking before 27 March 2024 to receive other mRNA vaccines, for better protection.

For latest COVID-19 vaccination arrangement, please visit the thematic website of COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.

Timely vaccination is very important for protecting children from measles infection. According to latest figures from the World Health Organization, there has been a recent upsurge in measles cases worldwide, including many European countries and parts of South East Asia. The Centre for Health Protection also received suspected / confirmed measles cases involving people with recent travel to neighbouring countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

Parents are urged to keep their children up-to-date with measles vaccination, and ensure their non-immune domestic helpers/caregivers are fully vaccinated if they have not done so. Pregnant women and women preparing for pregnancy who are not immune to measles as well as children aged under one year who are not due for the first dose of the Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) combined vaccine under the Hong Kong Childhood Immunisation Programme (HKCIP) are advised not to travel to places with outbreaks of measles.

Measles is a highly infectious airborne disease. It can be transmitted by airborne droplets or direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected persons, and, less commonly, by articles soiled with nose and throat secretions. Vaccination remains the most effective preventive measure. One dose of measles-containing vaccine is 93% effective against measles while two doses are 97% effective. Currently, two doses of measles-containing vaccine are offered at 12 months and 18 months of age under the HKCIP.

Besides being vaccinated against measles, parents should take the following measures to prevent infection:

• Maintain good personal and environmental hygiene;
• Maintain good indoor ventilation;
• Keep hands clean and wash hands properly;
• Wash hands when they are dirtied by respiratory secretions, such as after sneezing;
• Cover the nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing and dispose of nasal and mouth discharge properly;
• Clean used toys and furniture properly; and
• Persons with measles should be kept out of school until four days from the appearance of a rash to prevent the spread of the infection to non-immune persons.

For more information on measles, parents may visit the CHP's measles thematic page. To learn more about news of measles outbreaks outside Hong Kong, please visit the website of the DH's Travel Health Service.

The Family Health Service encourages parents help arrange for their infants and young children to register with “eHealth”, so that their children can start building up an electronic immunisation record (as well as a personal lifelong electronic health record) from an early age and acquire coherent healthcare services as they grow up. The vaccination records of various government vaccination programmes can be stored and accessed via the "eHealth" mobile application for flexible use as necessary in daily life, thereby saving the trouble of handling paper records and avoiding the risk of losing such records. Please visit the website or call the “eHealth” hotline at 3467 6300 for more details. The hotline service runs from 9am to 9pm, from Monday to Friday (except public holidays).

Starting from 17 October 2022:

In view of manpower arrangement of medical staff and usage level of individual clinics, to enhance the efficient use of resources, the Family Health Service of the Department of Health will have the following service adjustment:-

1. South Kwai Chung MCHCwill be temporarily closed until further notice. Affected clients can continue to receive service at Tsing Yi MCHC.
2. The service hours of the following MCHCs will be adjusted:
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   MCHC	Service hours from 17 October 2022
   Ap Lei Chau MCHC	Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
   Chai Wan MCHC	Every Tuesday and Friday
   Sai Ying Pun MCHC	Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
   Anne Black MCHC	Every Monday and Wednesday
   North Kwai Chung MCHC	Every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
   Tsing Yi MCHC	Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

3. The temporary closure of Wang Tau Hom MCHC, Wu York Yu MCHC and Robert Black MCHC will be continued until further notice.

The Department of Health will closely monitor the manpower situation as well as the service usage level, and will further adjust the arrangements when necessary.

For enquiries, please contact the relevant MCHCs during office hours.

For current service details of respective MCHCs, please refer to this webpage.

The Department of Health (DH) today (August 31) released the Iodine Survey Report, which is the first territory-wide survey to assess the iodine statuses of the three target vulnerable groups, namely school-aged children, pregnant women and lactating women in Hong Kong. The report analyses and gives an account of the iodine statuses, consumption patterns of specified iodine-rich foods and iodised salt, and use of iodine-containing supplements of the respective target groups, and offers recommendations on iodine intake for pregnant and lactating women. For details, please refer to the Press Release.

For details, please refer to the Press Release.

For details, please refer to the Press Release.

For details of new case booking situation and arrangement for Non-eligible children at Maternal and Child Health Centres, please refer to Press ReleasesandDepartment of Health Website.

Pregnant women and women preparing for pregnancy should not travel to areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission. Travellers should seek medical advice before the trip and avoid mosquito bites during the trip. Travellers who return from affected areas and feel unwell e.g. having fever, should seek medical advice as soon as possible, and provide travel details to doctor.

For details, please refer to Centre for Health Protection’s Website .

The Department of Health, in collaboration with the Hospital Authority, the Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association, the Hong Kong Committee for United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Hong Kong Association organised on 23 November the Breastfeeding Symposium 2024. Experts from Sweden, Singapore and Australia together with local distinguished speakers shared with management representatives from the public and private healthcare sectors, healthcare professionals and other relevant parties on a wide range of topics including Baby Friendly Hospital Initiatives and the clinical management of breastfeeding problems.

The Department of Health is organising a series of academic activities of the Breastfeeding Symposium 2024 "Breastfeeding from birth - the Best Start for Babies", with an aim to call for support from the healthcare sector to strengthen baby-friendly measures at birthing hospitals and empower healthcare workers in providing professional support to breastfeeding families.

To strengthen children's immunity against invasive pneumococcal disease, PCV13 will be replaced by PCV15 in Maternal and Child Health Centres under the Hong Kong Childhood Immunisation Programme starting from 5 August 2024. For details, please refer to the Press Release.

The Department of Health, in collaboration with the Hospital Authority, the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF and the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Hong Kong Association organise a celebration event on July 30 2024 (Tuesday), to echo the World Breastfeeding Week 2024.

The Department of Health (DH) today (April 22) announced that a new set of growth charts i.e. the Hong Kong 2020 Growth References, with new references and definitions will be adopted by the DH starting from the second half of this year as a better tool to assess and monitor the growth of children and adolescents. For details, please refer to the Press Release . Download the Hong Kong 2020 Growth References .

The Department of Health continuously monitors the trend of local breastfeeding rates. The report of the latest Breastfeeding Survey has been uploaded to https://www.fhs.gov.hk/english/reports/index.html.

In order to raise awareness among expectant parents, new parents, and the general public about the importance of infant sleep safety, the Family Health Service of the Department of health has launched a brand new TV API on infant sleep safety “Safe sleep Sweet dreams” to provide three key messages for infant sleep safety to reduce sleep-related accidents. For more information on infant sleep safety, please visit the relevant webpage.

To support Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the Department of Health urged women aged 25 to 64 who have had a sexual experience to take up cervical screenings regularly. Women who wish to receive a cervical screening at the MCHC can schedule an appointment through 24-hour hotline 3166 6631. For further information on cervical cancer and screenings, please visit www.cervicalscreening.gov.hk. For details, please refer to the Press Release .

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