2008 Health Awareness days
JANUARY
Sun Smart Awareness Month - CANSA
FEBRUARY
Reproductive Health Month
Sun Smart Awareness Month - CANSA
- World Cancer Day
- 10 - 16 STI / Condom Week
- 10 - 16 Pregnancy Awareness Week
MARCH
Healthy Lifestyle Month - CANSA
- 8 International Women’s Day
- 13 World Kidney Day
- 20 World Head Injury Awareness Day
- 21 Human Rights & 21 World Down Syndrome Day
- 24 World TB Day
APRIL
Health Awareness Month
Oesophagus Cancer Health Awareness - CANSA
- 6 – 12 National Polio Eradication Awareness Week
- 7 World Health Day
- 17 World Haemophilia Day
- 25 Africa Malaria Day
MAY
International Multiple Sclerosis Month
Anti Tobacco Campaign Month - CANSA
- 8 World Red Cross Day
- 10 World Move for Health Day
- 12 World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome & International Nurses Day
- 18 Candlelight Memorial Day
- 26/5 – 1/6 Child Protection Week
- 28 International Day of Action for Women’s Health
- 31 World No Tobacco Day
JUNE
National Youth Month
Men’s Health – CANSA - Prostate and Testicular Cancer
National Blood Donor Month
- 1 International Children’s & 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
- 16-22 National Epilepsy Week
- 21 National Epilepsy Day
- 23 – 27 National Youth Health Indaba
- 24 –30 SANCA Drug Awareness Week
- 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking
JULY
Mental Illness Awareness Month
Men’s Health - Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Awareness
- 11 World Population Day
- 16 World Hepatitis Day
AUGUST
National Oral Health Month
National Women's Month
Organ Donor Month
Women’s Health – Cervical Cancer Awareness
- 1 – 7 World Breastfeeding Week
- 1 – 8 Cancer Prevention Week
- 3 – 9 National Immunisation Awareness Week
- 4 - 8 Rheumatic Fever Week
- 9 National Women’s Day
- 25 – 30 Cerebral Palsy Week
SEPTEMBER
National Heart Awareness Month
Albinism Awareness Month
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month
Women’s Health - Cervical Cancer Awareness
- 7 Pharmacy Week
- 1-7 Back Week
- 5 Deaf Awareness Week
- 9 International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
- 1-8 Kidney Awareness Week
- 15 - 19 Stroke Week
- 21 World Alzheimer’s Day
- 24 – 30 World Retina Week
- 26 - 30 Older Persons Awareness Week
- 30 World Heart Day
OCTOBER
Mental Health Awareness Month
Women’s Health - Breast Cancer Awareness
- 1 International Day for Older Persons
- 1 National Inherited Disorders Day
- 6 -10 Eye Care Awareness Week
- 8 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
- 9 Partnership against AIDS Anniversary
- 9 World Sight Day
- 9 - 13 National Nutrition Week
- 10 World Mental Health Day
- 12 World Arthritis Day
- 12 – 20 World Bone and Joint Week
- 15 National Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
- 15 - 19 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
- 21-25 Infection control week
- 23 National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day
- 24 World Polio Day
NOVEMBER
Red Ribbon Month
Quality Month
Sun Smart Awareness Month - CANSA
- 5 National Children’s Day
- 3 -7 SADC Malaria Week
- 14 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
Sun Smart Awareness Month - CANSA
- 1 World AIDS Day
- 3 International Day of Disabled Persons
- 5 International Volunteers Day
- 9 World Patient Safety Day
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