JANUARY 29 World Leprosy Day

FEBRUARY Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Month Reproductive Health Month 1 February-31 May Immunisation Campaign 4 12-18 12-18 17 World Cancer Day STI / Condom Week Pregnancy Awareness Week Healthy Lifestyles Awareness Day

MARCH TB Awareness Month 5-9 8 8 20 21 21 24 School Health Week International Womens Day World Kidney Day World Head Injury Awareness Day Human Rights Day World Down Syndrome Day World TB Day

APRIL Health Awareness Month 7 17 23-29 25 World Health Day World Haemophilia Day African Vaccination Week World Malaria Day

MAY Anti-Tobacco Campaign Month International Multiple Sclerosis Month 6-13 8 10 12 12 20 21-27 28 31 Hospice Week World Red Cross Day World Move for Health Day World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome International Nurses Day Candlelight Memorial Day Child Protection Week International Day of Action for Womens Health World No Tobacco Day

JUNE National Youth Month Mens Health Month National Blood Donor Month 1 5 4 5 14 15 16 18-24 21 25-30 25-30 26 International Childrens Day International Cancer Survivors Day International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression World Environment Day World Blood Donor Day World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Youth Day National Epilepsy Week National Epilepsy Day National Youth Health Indaba SANCA Drug Awareness Week International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking

JULY Mental Illness Awareness Month 11 28 World Population Day World Hepatitis Day

AUGUST National Women's Month Organ Donor Month 1- 7 6-12 6-12 9 12 28-31 31 World Breastfeeding Week Polio Awareness Week Rheumatic Fever Week National Womens Day International Youth Day African Traditional Medicine Week African Traditional Medicine Day

SEPTEMBER National Heart Awareness Month National Oral Health Month Albinism Awareness Month Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month National Month of Deaf People Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Eye Care Awareness Month (spans 24 September to 21 October) 3-9 3-9 3-7 9 12 Pharmacy Week Back Week Kidney Awareness Week International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day World Oral Health Day

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National Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Day (ADHD) World Alzheimers Day World Retina Week

24-21 October: Commencement of Eye Care Awareness Month 26 28 29 29 World Environmental Health Day World Rabies Day World Retina Day World Heart Day

OCTOBER Mental Health Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month Eye Care Awareness Month (spans 24 September- 21 October) 1 1 9 9-15 10 10 11 12 12 12- 20 13 15 International Day for Older Persons National Inherited Disorders Day Partnership against AIDS Anniversary National Nutrition Week World Mental Health Day International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction World Sight Day World Arthritis Day National Bandana Day World Bone and Joint Week World Hospice Palliative Care Day National Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day

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National Obesity Week World Food Day World Spine Day World Trauma Day International Day for the Eradication of Poverty National Down Syndrome Day World Osteoporosis Day National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day World Polio Day World Stroke Day Commemoration of African Food and Nutrition Security Day

NOVEMBER Red Ribbon Month Quality Month 3 5-9 9 9 14 25 National Childrens Day SADC Malaria Week World Quality Day SADC Malaria Day World Diabetes Day International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

25/11-10/12 16 Days of Activism on No Violence Against Women & Children

DECEMBER Prevention of Injuries Month 1 3 5 9 10 World AIDS Day International Day of Disabled Persons International Volunteers Day World Patient Safety Day International Human Rights Day