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World Health Awareness Days and International Health Days

Following are the list of world health awareness days and other important days observed worldwide.

January

  • Jan 04 – World Braille Day
  • Jan 30 – World Leprosy Day
  • Jan 01 to 31 – Cervical Health Awareness Month

February

  • Feb 04 – World Cancer Day
  • Feb 09 – Toothache Day 
  • Feb 28 – Rare Disease Day

March

  • Mar 03 – World Hearing Day
  • Mar 05 – Multiple Personality Day
  • Mar 08 – International Women’s Day
  • Mar 10 – World Kidney Day
  • Mar 16 – National Immunisation Day
  • Mar 20 – World Oral Health Day
  • Mar 21 – World Down Syndrome Day 
  • Mar 23 – World Water Day
  • Mar 24 – World Tuberculosis Day

April

  • Apr 02 – World Autism Awareness Day
  • Apr 07 – World Health Day
  • Apr 11 – World Parkinson’s Disease Day
  • Apr 14 – World Chagas Disease Day
  • Apr 17 – World Hemophilia Day
  • Apr 22 – Earth Day
  • Apr 25 – DNA day
  • Apr 25 – World Malaria Day
  • Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work
  • Apr 24 to 30 – World Immunization Week

May

  • May 03 – World Asthma Day
  • Mar 04 – World Obesity Day
  • May 05 – World Hand Hygiene Day 
  • May 06 – International No Diet Day
  • May 08 – World Thalassaemia Day
  • May 12 – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day
  • May 12 – International Nurses Day
  • May 18 – World AIDS Vaccine Day
  • May 20 – World Bee Day
  • May 29 – World Digestive Health Day (WDHD)
  • May 31 – World No Tobacco Day

June

July

August

Aug 01 to 07 – World Breast Feeding Week

Aug 13 – World Organ Donation Day

September

October

  • Oct 01 – International Day for Older Persons / World Elders Day
  • Oct 03 – Virus Appreciation Day
  • Oct 10 – World Mental Health Day
  • Oct 12 – World Arthritis Day
  • Oct 15 – Global Handwashing Day
  • Oct 16 – World Food Day
  • Oct 20 – World Osteoporosis Day
  • Oct 22 – International Stuttering Awareness Day
  • Oct 01 to 31 – Breast Cancer Awareness Month

November

  • Nov 12 – World Pneumonia Day
  • Nov 14 – World Diabetes Day
  • Nov 17 – World Prematurity Day
  • Nov 19 – World Pancreatic Cancer Day
  • Nov 19 – International Men’s Day
  • Nov 20 – World Children’s Day
  • 3rd Sunday in Nov – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
  • Nov 18 to 24 – World Antimicrobial Awareness Week / World Antibiotics Awareness Week
  • Nov 01 to 30 – Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
  • Nov 01 to 30 – Prostate Cancer Awareness Month / Prostate Health Month

December

  • Dec 01 – World AIDS Day
  • Dec 03 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities / World Diabled Day
  • Dec 12 – International Universal Health Coverage Day
  • Dec 01 to 31 – Constipation Awareness Month

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