World Health Days



Below are the World health days you should know as a health professional:

  • World cancer day – Feb 4th
  • International childhood cancer day – 15th Feb.
  • Colorectal cancer awareness month - 1st March to 30th March
  • World Obesity day - 4th March (formerly 11th October) 
  • World Kidney day – 9th March
  • World blood donor day – 14th march
  • World TB day – 24th March
  • Oral health unified week – 27th march – 2nd April
  • World health day – 7th April
  • World Malaria Day – 25th April
  • World immunization week – 24th April to 30th April
  • World asthma day - First Tuesday of may
  • World hypertension day – 17th may
  • World no tobacco day 31st may
  • World milk day -1st June
  • World environment day - 5th June
  • World sickle cell day – 19th June
  • International day against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking – 26th June.
  • World hepatitis day – 28th July
  • World breastfeeding week – 1st to 7th august
  • World Alzheimer’s day – 21st September
  • World heart day - 29th September
  • International day of older persons – 1st October
  • Breast cancer awareness month – 1st to 31st October
  • World mental health day – 10th October
  • World arthritis day – 12th October
  • Global hand washing day – 15th October
  • World food day – 16th October
  • World osteoporosis day – 20th October
  •  World polio day – 24th October
  • Lung cancer awareness month – 1st  to 30th November
  • World Pneumonia Day – 12th November 
  • World diabetes day – 14th November
  • World antibiotics awareness week – 18th to 24th November
  • World COPD day – 15th November
  • World Prematurity day – 17th November
  • World AIDS day - 1st December
  • International day of persons with disabilities – 3rd December


Comments

  1. Anonymous5 October 2023 at 14:45

    Excellent.
    This is not just useful for health professionals.

    ReplyDelete

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