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
- Jun 05 – World Environment Day
- Jun 08 – World Brain Tumor Day
- Jun 14 – World Blood Donor Day
- Jun 15 – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- Jun 18 – Autistic Pride Day
- Jun 21 – International Day of Yoga
- Jun 25 – World Vitiligo Day
- Jun 26 – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
July
- Jul 01 – National Doctors Day
- Jul 11 – World Population Day
- Jul 28 – World Hepatitis Day / World Liver Day
August
Aug 01 to 07 – World Breast Feeding Week
Aug 13 – World Organ Donation Day
September
- Sep 8 – World Physiotherapy Day
- Sep 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day
- Sep 15 – World Lymphoma Awareness Day
- Sep 17 – World Patient Safety Day
- Sep 21 – World Alzheimer’s Day
- Sep 28 – World Rabies Day
- Sep 29 – World Heart Day
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