Overview World Leprosy Day (WLD) is celebrated on the last Sunday of January but World Leprosy Day is celebrated on 30 January, the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death in India. …
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Public Health Calendar: List of Important Health Days & Events
Various International days, weeks and years are observed globally in the field of health to raise awareness and advocate in particular diseases or health conditions. Various global health awareness days has been celebrated each year to create awareness of a specific health matters.
Public Health Calendar provides quick information about upcoming activities, health events, public health important days, meetings and events. Public Health Calendar aims to promote local, national and international health days and events to raise awareness on contemporary public health issues.
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World AIDS Day: Equalize to end the AIDS epidemic
30 November 2022 Statement SEARO By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia On World AIDS Day, WHO joins Member States and partners in the South-East Asia …
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WHO Art and Creative Contest “UHC We Want”
To celebrate International Day for Universal Health Coverage 2022, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia is organizing an art competition “UHC We Want” to promote ownership and engagement …
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Event Info: Approaches to Health Data: A Public Health Seminar
Event Info: Approaches to Health Data: A Public Health Seminar. Speakers:PD Dr. Ursula Berger, Senior Bio-statistician and Epidemiologist, Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and EpidemiologyLudwig-Maximilians- Universitat Munchen, Germany. Mr. …
Overview The world’s first Global Hygiene Summit intends to become the global meeting place for the diverse audiences involved in hygiene. Through the provision of greater context to this, currently, …
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Global Handwashing Day 2022: Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene
Overview October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way …
Overview The World Sight Day (WSD) is an international day of awareness held every October (on the second Thursday) to focus attention on the global issue of eye health. World Sight Day …
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World Mental Health Day 2022: Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority
Overview World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year. The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world …
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World Rabies Day 2022: “One Health, Zero Death”
Overview World Rabies Day 2022: One Health, Zero Deaths This year’s theme will focus on One Health, coupled with the reminder of the “Zero by 30” goal and the fact …
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The 8th National Safe Abortion Service Day, Nepal
The National Safe Abortion Service Day is marked each year on 26th September. It was initiated in 2015 to raise awareness on safe abortion. The 11th amendment to the Civil Code on 26 …