WHO HEALTH CALENDAR

International public health days offer great potential to raise awareness and understanding of health issues and to mobilise support for action, from the local community to the international stage. There are many global days observed throughout the year related to specific health issues or conditions, from Alzheimer’s disease to zoonoses; however, PAHO/WHO pays special attention to the days and weeks that PAHO/WHO Member States have established as “official” public health days for the region.

January
24 – World Leprosy Day

February
04 – World Cancer Day
06 – International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
11 – World Day of the Sick
21 – International Mother Language Day
28 – Rare Disease Day

March
08 – International Women’s Day
11 – World Kidney Day
12 – World Glaucoma Day
20 – World Sleep Day
22 – World Water Day
24 – World Tuberculosis Day

April
02 – World Autism Awareness Day
04 – International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
06 – World Physical Activity Day
07 – World Health Day
11 – World Parkinson’s Day
16 – World Voice Day
17 – World Haemophilia Day
28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work

May
First Tuesday – World Asthma Day
10 – World Lupus Day
12 – World Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day
17 – World Hypertension Day
Third week – World Respectful Birth Week
22 – International Day for Biological Diversity
24 – International Epilepsy Day
28 – International Day of Action for Women’s Health
30 – National Organ and Tissue Donation Day
31 – World No Tobacco Day

June
International Fertility Care Month
01 – International Milk Day
04 – International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
05 – World Environment Day
06 – World Transplant Day
10 – Argentine Red Cross Day
10 – National Road Safety Day
11 – International Prostate Cancer Day
12 – World Day Against Child Labour
14 – World Blood Donor Day
15 – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
15 – National Biochemist Day
21 – World ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Day
21 – National Senior Citizens Day
26 – International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26 – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

July
28 – World Hepatitis Day

August
1-7 – World Breastfeeding Week
12 – International Youth Day
19 – World Humanitarian Day

September
10 – World Suicide Prevention Day
15 – World Lymphoma Day
21 – World Alzheimer’s Day
23 – International Day Against the Exploitation and Trafficking of Women
25 – World Heart Day
28 – World Rabies Day
29 – World Retinitis Pigmentosa Day

October
01 – International Day of Older Persons
01 – International Day of Deaf People
01 – International Hepatitis C Day
02 – International Day of Non-Violence
10 – World Mental Health Day
14 – World Sight Day
16 – World Food Day
17 – World Day Against Pain
18 – World Menopause Day
20 – World Osteoporosis Day
29 – World Stroke Day

November
14 – World Diabetes Day
20 – World Children’s Day
21 – International Spina Bifida Day

December
01 – World AIDS Day
03 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
18 – National Multiple Sclerosis Day