Friday, 4 October 2013

OFFICIAL - WHO - HEALTH DAYS

Although there are many ‘health days’ to promote important public health issues, many of which are supported by the World Health Organization and partners, the following list represents the official WHO health days as mandated by the World Health Assembly.

  1. World TB Day - 24 March 2013
2013 Theme: Stop TB in my lifetime Call for a world free of TB.

  1. World Health Day  - 7 April 2013
2013 Theme: control raised blood pressure
Slogan: "Healthy Heart Beat, Healthy Blood Pressure”

  1. World Immunization Week  - Last week of April 2013

  1. World Malaria Day  - 25 April 2013
2013 Theme and the coming years is: Invest in the future. Defeat malaria.

  1. World No Tobacco Day - 31 May 2013
2013 Theme: Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

  1. World Blood Donor Day - 14 June 2013
Slogan: "Give the gift of life: donate blood"

  1. World Hepatitis Day - 28 July 2013
2013 Theme:         1. This is hepatitis. Know it. Confront it.
2. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

  1. World AIDS Day - 1 December 2013
2011 – 2015 : Getting to zero

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