Saturday, April 21, 2007

Health Awareness Days Calendar 2007

Health Awareness Days Calendar 2007

JANUARY

  • 31 World Leprosy Day

FEBRUARY
Reproductive Health Month

  • 4 World Cancer Day
  • 9-14 STI / Condom Week
  • 12-18 Pregnancy Awareness Week

MARCH
Health and Nutrition Campaign -CANSA

  • 8 International Women's Day
  • 20 Head Injury Awareness Day
  • 24 World TB Day

APRIL
Health Awareness Month
National Blood Donor Month

  • 7 World Health Day
  • 2-8 National Polio Eradication Awareness Week
  • 17 World Haemophilia Day

MAY
International Multiple Sclerosis Month
Anti Tobacco Campaign Month - CANSA

  • 8 World Red Cross Day
  • 10 World Move for Health Day
  • 12 Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
  • 12 International Nurses Day
  • 16 Candlelight Memorial Day
  • 29- 3/06 Child Protection Week
  • 28 International Day of Action for Women's Health
  • 31 World No Tobacco Day

JUNE
National Youth Month

  • 1 Children's Day
  • 1 International Day of Innocent Children - Victims of Aggression
  • 5 World Environment Day
  • 5-11 Stroke Awareness Week
  • 16 Youth Day
  • 19-25 Epilepsy Week
  • 19 –26 SANCA Drug Awareness Week
  • 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking

JULY
Mental Illness Awareness Month
Men's Health - CANSA

  • 6 National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Day
  • 11 World Population Day
  • 16 Hepatitis Day

AUGUST
National Oral Health Month
National Women's Month

  • 1-7 World Breastfeeding Week (www.ibfan.org / www.waba.org)
  • 6-12 National Immunisation Awareness Week
  • 31/07-6 Cancer Prevention Week
  • 9 National Women's Day
  • 08-14 Organ Donor Week
  • 17 SADC Day
  • 24-30 Cerebral Palsy Week
  • 24-30 Deaf Awareness Week

SEPTEMBER
Heart Month
Cervical Health Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Albinism Awareness Month

  • 4-11 Pharmacy Week
  • 9 International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
  • 11-15 National Kidney Awareness Week
  • 11-15 Back Week
  • 21 International Alzheimer's Day
  • 26-30 Older Persons Awareness Week
  • 24 World Heart Day

OCTOBER
Breast Health Month
Mental Health Awareness Month

  • 1 International Day for Older Persons
  • 1 National Inherited Disorders Day
  • 8 International Day for Nature Disaster Reductions
  • 9 Partnership against AIDS Anniversary
  • 14 World Sight Day
  • 10 World Mental Health Day
  • 12 World Arthritis Day
  • 9-13 Eye Care Awareness Week
  • 9-13 National Nutrition Week
  • 15 National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
  • 16 World Food Day (www.fao.org)
  • 17 World Trauma Day
  • 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
  • 20 National Down Syndrome Awareness Day
  • 20 World Osteoporosis Day
  • 23 National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day
  • 24 World Polio Day

NOVEMBER
Red Ribbon Month
Quality Month

  • 5 National Children's Day
  • 9 World Quality Day
  • 12 Malaria Day
  • 14 World Diabetes Day
  • 16 International Day of Tolerance
  • 25 International Day of Violence Against Women
  • 25-10/12 Activism on No Violence Against Women

DECEMBER

  • 1 World AIDS Day
  • 3 International Day of Disabled Persons
  • 5 International Volunteers Day


--
Dr Marwah

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