IMPORTANT HEALTH DAYS
S. no. | Name of Day / Week | Date |
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1 | National Girl Child Day | 24th January |
2 | World Leprosy Eradication Day | 30th January |
3 | World Cancer Day | 4th Fabruary |
4 | National Deworming Day | 10th February |
5 | International Epilepsy Day | 11th February |
6 | Sexual & Reproductive Health Awareness Day | 12th Fabruary |
7 | No Smoking Day | 2nd Wednesday of March |
8 | World Kidney Day | 2nd Thusday in March |
9 | International Women’s Day | 8th March |
10 | National GDM (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus) Awareness Day | 10th March |
11 | World Glaucoma Day | 12th March |
12 | World Oral Health Day | 20th March |
13 | World Down Syndrome Day | 21st March |
14 | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day | 24th March |
15 | World Epilepsy Day | 26th March |
16 | World Autism Day | 2nd April |
17 | World Health Day | 7th April |
18 | World Parkinson’s Day | 11th April |
19 | National Safe Motherhood day | 11th April |
20 | Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centre Day | 14th April |
21 | World Haemophilia Day | 17th April |
22 | World Liver Day | 19th April |
23 | World Malaria Day | 25th April |
24 | World Immunization Week | Last week of April |
25 | World Asthma Day | 1st Tuesday of May |
26 | International Midwives’ Day | 5th May |
27 | World Thalassaemia day | 8th May |
28 | International Nurses Day | 12th May |
29 | World Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day | 12th May |
30 | International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day | 15th May |
31 | International Women’s Health Day | 28th May |
32 | Menstrual Hygiene Day | 28th May |
33 | Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight | 28th May to 8th June |
34 | World No Tobacco Day | 31st May |
35 | World Brain Tumor Day | 8th June |
36 | World Blood Donor Day | 14th June |
37 | World Sickle Cell Day | 19th June |
38 | International YOGA Day | 21st June |
39 | International Day Against Drug Abuse | 26th June |
34 | Anti Malaria Month | Entire June |
41 | Doctors Day | 1st July |
42 | World Population Day | 11th July |
43 | World Hepatitis Day | 28th July |
44 | World Breast Feeding Day/Week | 1st to 7th August |
45 | National Deworming Day | 10th August |
46 | Eye Donation Fortnight | 25th Aug to 8th Sept |
47 | National Nutrition Week | 1st to 7th September |
48 | World Alzheimer’s Day | 21st Sep |
49 | Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Day | 23rd September |
50 | Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Day | 27th September |
51 | World Rabies Day | 28th September |
52 | World Heart Day | 29th September |
53 | World Elderly Day | 1st October |
54 | World Sight Day | 2nd Thusday of October |
55 | World Mental Health Day | 10th October |
56 | World Arthritis Day | 12th October |
57 | World Obesity Awareness Week | 15th to 19th Oct |
58 | World Anesthesia Day | 16th October |
59 | World Trauma Day | 17th October |
60 | World Osteoporosis Day | 20th October |
61 | World Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day | 23rd October |
62 | World Polio Day | 24th October |
63 | PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission Day | 25th October |
64 | World Stroke Day | 29th October |
65 | National Cancer Awareness Day | 7th November |
66 | World Immunization Day | 10th November |
67 | World Pneumonia Day | 12th November |
68 | World Diabetes Day | 14th November |
69 | Newborn Week | 15th to 21st November |
70 | World Prematurity Day | 17th November |
71 | World COPD Day | 19th November |
72 | World AIDS Day | 1st December |
73 | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | 3rd December |
74 | World Patients Safety Day | 9th December |
75 | Universal Health Coverage Day | 12th December |