Health Awareness Days 2009 Calendar

January

Sun Smart Awareness Month - CANSA

• 31 World Leprosy Day

February

Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Month
Reproductive Health Month

• 4 World Cancer Day
• 9 -15 STI / Condom Week
• 9 -15 Pregnancy Awareness Week
• 20 Healthy Lifestyles Awareness Day

March

TB Awareness Month

• 8 International Women's Day
• 12 World Kidney Day
• 20 World Head Injury Awareness Day
• 21 Human Rights Day
• 21 World Down Syndrome Day
• 24 World TB Day

April

Health Awareness Month

• 6 - 12 National Polio Eradication Awareness Week
• 7 World Health Day
• 17 World Haemophilia Day
• 25 Africa Malaria Day

May

Tobacco Control Awareness Month
International Multiple Sclerosis Month

• 8 World Red Cross Day
• 10 World Move for Health Day
• 12 World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
• 12 International Nurses Day
• 17 Candlelight Memorial Day
• 25 - 31 Child Protection Week
• 28 International Day of Action for Women's Health
• 31 World No Tobacco Day

June

National Youth Month
National Blood Donor Month

• 1 International Children's Day
• 7 National Cancer Survivors' Day
• 4 International Day of Innocent Children - Victims of Aggression
• 5 World Environment Day
• 14 World Blood Donor Day
• 15 World Elder Abuse Day
• 16 Youth Day
• 15 - 21 National Epilepsy Week
• 21 National Epilepsy Day
• 22 - 26 National Youth Health Indaba
• 22 - 28 SANCA Drug Awareness Week
• 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking

July

Mental Illness Awareness Month

• 11 World Population Day
• 16 World Hepatitis Day

August

National Women's Month
Organ Donor Month

• 1 - 7 World Breastfeeding Week
• 3 - 9 Cancer Prevention Week
• 3 - 9 National Immunisation Awareness Week
• 3 - 7 Rheumatic Fever Week
• 1 National Women's Day
• 2 International Youth Day
• 24 - 31 African Traditional Medicine Week
• 31 African Traditional Medicine Day
• 31 August - 5 September Deaf Awareness Week

September

National Heart Awareness Month
National Oral Health Month
Albinism Awareness Month
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month

• 7 - 11 Pharmacy Week
• 7 - 11 Back Week
• 8 World Rabies Day
• 9 International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
• 12 World Oral Health Day
• 14 National Attention Deficit Hypersensitivity Disorder Day (ADHD)
• 14 - 18 Infection Control Week

October

Mental Health Awareness Month

• 1 International Day for Older Persons
• 1 National Inherited Disorders Day
• 5 - 9 Eye Care Awareness Week
• 8 World Sight Day
• 9 Partnership against AIDS Anniversary
• 9 - 13 National Nutrition Week
• 10 World Mental Health Day
• 12 World Arthritis Day
• 12 - 20 World Bone and Joint Week
• 14 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
• 15 National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
• 15 - 19 National Obesity Week
• 16 World Food Day
• 17 World Trauma Day
• 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
• 20 National Down Syndrome Day
• 20 World Osteoporosis Day
• 23 National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day
• 24 World Polio Day

November

Red Ribbon Month
Quality Month

• 1 Africa Youth Day
• 7 National Children's Day
• 2 - 7 SADC Malaria Week
• 13 SADC Malaria Day
• 14 World Diabetes Day
• 25 International Day for the elimination of Violence Against Women
• 25/11 - 10/12 16 Days of Activism on No Violence Against Women

December

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