Wednesday, 4 February 2015



IMPORTANT HEALTH DAYS OBSERVED MONTH DATE Observed as Jan 30 World Leprosy Eradication Day Feb. 4 World Cancer Day 12 Sexual & Reproductive Health Awareness Day March 6 Glucoma Day 8 International Women’s Day 11 No Smoking Day 12 World Kidney Day 15 World Disabled Day / World Consumer Rights Day 16 Measles Immunisation Day 22 World Day for Water 24 World TB Day April 7 World Health Day 17 World Haemophilia Day 19 World Liver Day 22 Earth Day 25 World Malaria Day May 6 World Asthma Day 8 World Red Cross Day 9 World Thalassaemia Day 12 World Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day/International Nurses day 19 World Hepatitis Day 28 International Women’s Health Day 31 Anti-tobacco Day/World no tobacco Day June 5 World Environment Day 8 World Brain Tumor Day 14 World Blood Donation Day July 1 Doctors Day (In India) 11 World Population Day 29 ORS Day Aug 1-8 World Breast Feeding Week 25th Aug – 8 th Sept. Eye Donation Fortnight Sept. 1 to 7 National Nutrition week 12 World Oral Health Day 21 World Alzheimer’s Day 26 World Day of the Deaf 28 World Heart Day / World Rabies Day Oct. 1 International Day for the Elderly 2 National Anti Drug Addiction Day 10 World Mental Health Day 12 World Sight Day (Thursday of October Every Year) 12 World Arthritis 16 World Food Day 17 World Trauma Day 20 World Osteoporosis Day 21 World Iodine Deficiency Day 24 World Polio Day 26 World Obesity Day 29 World Stroke Day 30 World Thrift Day Nov. 2 World Pneumonia Day 10 World Immunisation Day 14 Diabetes Day 18 World Epilepsy Day 19 World COPD Day 15 to 21 New Born Care Week Dec. 1 World AIDS Day 2 National Pollution Prevention Day 3 International Day of Disabled Persons 9 World Patient Safety Day

WHO campaigns

Mark these days for health in your calendar

Global public health campaigns offer great potential to raise awareness and understanding about health issues and mobilize support for action, from the local community to the international stage. There are many world days observed throughout the year related to specific health issues or conditions – from Alzheimer's to zoonoses.
However, WHO focuses particular attention on the seven days and one week that WHO Member States have mandated as "official" global public health campaigns. These are:
  • World TB Day, 24 March
  • World Health Day, 7 April
  • World Immunization Week, last week of April
  • World Malaria Day, 25 April
  • World No Tobacco Day, 31 May
  • World Blood Donor Day, 14 June
  • World Hepatitis Day, 28 July
  • World AIDS Day, 1 December

Join in for better health

Whether you are taking the kids to be vaccinated, talking to students on the devastating health effects of tobacco, organizing a mobile blood collection in your community, or contributing to the online conversation through social media, you can play a part in these worldwide efforts to create a healthier world.
This site brings together information on the eight official campaigns on which we focus. Leading up to each day, this is where you will find background information, graphics, multi-media links, facts and figures that help highlight the issues and focus global attention on today’s major public health challenges.
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