| JANUARY |
| Sun Safe Awareness Month – CANSA |
| Date |
Event |
| 31
|
World Leprosy Day |
| FEBRUARY |
| Sun Safe Awareness Month – CANSA |
| Date |
Event |
| 9-14
|
STI/Condom Week
|
| 13-19
|
Pregnancy Awareness Week |
| MARCH
|
| Nutrition Campaign Month – CANSA |
| International Disability Awareness
|
| Date |
Event |
| 8
|
International Woman’s Day
|
| 20
|
Head Injury Awareness Day
|
| 24
|
World TB Day
|
| 24 – 30
|
National Kidney Awareness Week |
| APRIL |
| Health Awareness Month |
| National Blood Donor Month
|
| Date |
Event |
| 7
|
World Health Day
|
| 4 – 10
|
Polio Eradication Awareness Week
|
| 12
|
International Family Day
|
| 17
|
World Haemophilia Day
|
| MAY |
| International Multiple Sclerosis Month
|
| Anti tobacco Campaign Month – CANSA
|
| Date |
Event |
| 5- 11
|
Hospice Week
|
| 8
|
World Red Cross Day
|
| 12
|
Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
|
| 16
|
Candlelight Memorial Day
|
| 25-31
|
Child Protection Week
|
| 28
|
International Day of Action for Woman’s Health
|
| 31
|
World No Tobacco Day
|
| 31 – 4
|
June Child Protection Week
|
| JUNE
|
| Date |
Event |
| 1
|
Children’s Day
|
| 1
|
International Day of Innocent Children – Victims of Aggression
|
| 4
|
International Day of innocent Children – Victims of Aggression
|
| 5
|
World Environment Day
|
| 6-12
|
Stroke Awareness Week
|
| 16
|
Youth Day
|
| 20-27
|
Epilepsy Week
|
| 26
|
International Day against Drug Abuse and illicit Trafficking
|
| 20-28
|
SANCA Drug Awareness Week |
| JULY
|
| Mental illness Awareness Month
|
| Men’s Health – CANSA
|
| Date |
Event |
| 6
|
National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Day
|
| 11
|
World Population Day
|
| 16
|
Hepatitis Day
|
| 27- 2
|
CANSA Week
|
| AUGUST
|
| National oral Health Month
|
| Date |
Event |
| 1-7
|
World Breastfeeding Week (
www.ibfan.org/) ( www.waba.org
)
|
| 1-7
|
National Immunization Awareness Week
|
| 1-7
|
National Cancer Week
|
| 9
|
National Woman’s Day
|
| 10-16
|
Organ Donor Week
|
| 17
|
SADC Day
|
| 24-30
|
Cerebral Palsy Week
|
| 24-30
|
Deaf Awareness Week
|
| SEPTEMBER |
| Albinism Awareness Month |
| Epilepsy awareness Month |
| Cervical Health Month Heart Month |
| Date |
Event |
| 1-7 |
SANCA Week |
| 5-12 |
Pharmacy Week |
| 9 |
International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day |
| 8-12 |
Back Week |
| 21 |
International Alzheimer’s Day |
| 22-8 |
Older Persons Awareness Week |
| 24 |
World Heart day |
| OCTOBER |
| Breast Health Month |
| Mental Health Awareness Month |
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
International Day for Older Persons |
| 1 |
National Inherited Disorders Day |
| 8 |
International Day for Nature Disaster Reductions |
| 9 |
Partnership against AIDS disaster Reductions |
| 9-16
|
National Nutrition Week
|
| 10 |
World Mental Health Day |
| 10-14
|
Eye Care Awareness week
|
| 12 |
World Arthritis Day |
| 13 |
World Sight Day |
| 15 |
National Foetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| 16 |
World Food Day (www.fao.org
) |
| 17 |
World Trauma Day |
| 17 |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| 20 |
National Down Syndrome Awareness Day |
| 20 |
World Osteoporosis Day |
| 23 |
National lodine Deficiency Disorder Day |
| 24 |
World Polio Day |
| NOVEMBER |
| Red Ribbon Month Quality Month
|
| Date |
Event |
| 5
|
National Children’s Day
|
| 11-30
|
Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign
|
| 12
|
Malaria Day
|
| 14
|
World Diabetes Day (www.who.org
) |
| 14
|
World Quality Day
|
| 16
|
International day of Tolerance
|
| 20
|
Universal Children’s Day
|
| 25 |
International Day of Violence Against Woman
|
| 25-10
|
Activism on No Violence Against Woman
|
| DECEMBER |
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
World AIDS Day |
| 3 |
International Day of Disabled Persons |
| 5 |
International Volunteers Day for Economic and Social
Development |
