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Health Awareness Day Calender 2010

FEBRUARY

Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Month
Reproductive Health Month

4 World Cancer Day
7 -14 STI / Condom Week
7 -14 Pregnancy Awareness Week
19 Healthy Lifestyles Awareness Day Women

MARCH

TB Awareness Month

8 International Women’s Day
11 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

2 - World Autism Awareness Day
5 – 11 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
16 Candlelight Memorial Day
24 - 30 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
4 National Cancer Survivors’ Day
5 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
21 - 27 National Epilepsy Week
21 National Epilepsy Day
21 – 27 National Youth Health Indaba
21 – 27 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
- 2 – 8 National Immunisation Awareness Week
- 2 - 6 Rheumatic Fever Week
- 9 National Women’s Day
- 12 International Youth Day
- 24 – 31 African Traditional Medicine Week
- 30 - 4/9 Deaf Awareness Week
- 31 African Traditional Medicine Day
  SEPTEMBER
  
  National Heart Awareness Month
  National Oral Health Month
  Albinism Awareness Month
  Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month
  - 6-11 Kidney Awareness Week
  - 6 - 12 Pharmacy Week
  - 6 - 12 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 - 17 Infection Control Week
  - 14 - 17 Stroke Week
  - 21 World Alzheimer’s Day
  - 20 – 26 World Retina Week (Commencement of Eye Care Awareness Month)
  - 28 World Heart Day
  OCTOBER
  
  Mental Health Awareness Month
  - 1 International Day for Older Persons
  - 1 National Inherited Disorders Day
  - 9 Partnership agains AIDS anniversary
  - 9 - 13 National Nutrition Week
  - 10 World Mental Health Day
  - 12 World Arthritis Day
  - 12 – 20 World Bone and Joint Week
  - 12 National Bandana Day
  - 12-20 World Bone and Joint Week
  - 13 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction LI> 14 World Sight Day
  - 15 National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
  - 15 - 19 National Obesity Week
  - 16 World Food Day
  - 17 World Spine 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
  - Africa Youth Day
  - 7 National Children’s Day
  - 8-12 SADC Malaria Week
  - 9 World Quality Day
  - 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
  - 10 International Human Rights Day