Health Awareness Days 2009 Calendar
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JANUARY
Sun Smart Awareness Month - CANSA
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
- National Women’s Day
- 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
- 14 - 18 Stroke Week
- 21 World Alzheimer’s Day
- 21 – 27 World Retina Week
- 28 World Heart Day
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