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

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Dr Marwah