World Health Days in the month of May
31st May - World Tobacco Day: We Need Food, Not Tobacco
World No Tobacco Day is a global observance organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and supported by public health champions worldwide. Each year on May 31, this day highlights the detrimental effects of tobacco use and advocates for ...31st May - Empathy in Action: World MS Day Transforms Lives With Compassion
World Multiple Sclerosis Day, is an annual global event taking place on May 30. This special day serves as a powerful platform to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis, igniting a movement of empowerment and ...29 th May - World Digestive Health Day: A Healthy Gut From the Start
Every year on May 29, the world celebrates World Digestive Health Day. The holiday provides resources and tools for gastrointestinal (G.I.) problems to assist more people in the general public in making better health ...24 th May - World Thyroid Day: Enlightening About Thyroid Gland and Its Disorders
World Thyroid Day observed on May 25th, is dedicated to thyroid patients and to all who are committed to the study and treatment of thyroid diseases worldwide. This day also underscores the solidarity and tight collaboration uniting all doctors ...17 th May - World Hypertension Day - "Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer"
World Hypertension Day is marked on May 17, dedicated to emphasize the significance of blood pressure monitoring and generating global awareness for the 1 billion people living with hypertension ...9 th May - World Thalassemia Day - Strengthening Education to Bridge the Thalassemia Care Gap
Every year World Thalassemia Day is observed on May 8. The day creates awareness to honor the struggle of patients suffering from the disease and commemorates all the people who are no longer with us while renewing our promise to keep fighting until ...4 th May - World Hand Hygiene Day: “SAVE LIVES - Clean Your Hands”
The World Health Organization (WHO) reminds people around the world of the importance of hand hygiene on May 5 every year and calls on all people from all walks of life to join in the celebration of World Hand Hygiene ...30 th May - World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day 2022 — “Connections”
World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day is celebrated on May 30th to raise annual awareness of Multiple Sclerosis and support the patients suffering from it ...30 th May - World Immunization Week 2022 — “Long Life for All”
World Immunization Week 2022 is celebrated from 24th to 30th April to emphasize the collective action necessary for promoting vaccines’ use and help protect everyone from various ...17 th May - World Hypertension Day 2022 – Measure Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer!
Every year, May 17 is observed as World Hypertension Day to educate the people and increase awareness about hypertension, also commonly known as high blood ...10 th May - World Lupus Day 2022: Standing Along With the Lupus Patients
World Lupus Day is observed on May 10th every year to create awareness of the devastating effects of lupus, technically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and encourage people who are battling the disease around the globe. Lupus can affect ...9 th May - World Thalassemia Day 2022 — “Be Aware. Share. Care”
International Thalassemia Day is celebrated on the 8th of May annually to raise awareness of thalassemia. The day helps honor and strengthen the struggles of all patients suffering from this devastating blood disease ...5 th May - World Hand Hygiene Day 2022: “Unite For Safety – Clean Your Hands”
Every year on May 5, the World Health Organization (WHO) reminds people about the importance of hand hygiene and calls people in the health sector to celebrate world hand hygiene day ...31st May - Don't Let Tobacco Take Your Breath Away -World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2019 focuses on how tobacco smoke impacts lung health causing several diseases ranging from lung cancer, bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis as well as a major contributor to indoor pollution. ...30 th May - World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day
World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day is observed every year on 30th May to raise awareness and connect those affected by MS with people involved in MS research and fundraising. ...29 th May - World Digestive Health Day
World Digestive Health Day is observed every year on 29th May around the world with the primary aim to raise awareness on prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment of digestive disorder among medical professionals and the lay ...28 th May - International Day of Action for Women’s Health 2019
The International Day of Action for Women’s Health has been observed since 1987 following an International Women’s Health Meeting in Costa Rica. It was in that meeting that the Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (LACWHN) intended to ...28 th May - World Bedwetting Day
World Bedwetting Day, observed every year on the last Tuesday of May aims to raise awareness that bedwetting is a common condition, which can be treated and also encourages families to discuss bedwetting with their doctor or health professional and ...20 th May - World Autoimmune Arthritis Day 2019
World Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day (WAAD) is celebrated on 20th May every year and aims to generate awareness about arthritis having autoimmune and autoinflammatory ...17 th May - World Hypertension Day – ‘Know Your Numbers’
World Hypertension Day (WHD) is observed on 17th May every year to raise public awareness about this global epidemic and educate about measures to control the silent killer and prevent its ...17 th May - Skin Cancer Awareness Month – “Do You Use Sun Protection”
Globally, May is observed as skin cancer awareness month. This day aims to inform the general public about skin cancer and how to protect themselves from skin cancer, especially melanoma, the most lethal form of skin ...10 th May - World Lupus Day: “Let’s Join Together to Fight Lupus”
World Lupus Day is being celebrated globally on 10th May every year since 2004. It is sponsored by the World Lupus Federation, which is a coalition of numerous lupus patient organizations around the world, with the common goal of generating greater ...8 th May - World Thalassemia Day 2019
World Thalassemia Day is celebrated on 8th May every year. It aims to create awareness about this disease, which is characterized by the production of abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in suboptimal transport of oxygen by the red blood cells, often ...8 th May - World Red Cross Day 2019
The World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8th May of every year commemorating the birth anniversary of its founder Henry Dunant who was the also the first recipient of Nobel Peace Prize. This year the celebration is about the ...7 th May - ‘STOP’ for Asthma – World Asthma Day
World Asthma Awareness day is observed every year on the first Tuesday of May across the globe to educate the general public and create awareness about asthma and to support asthma patients and their families to cope better with the ...5 th May - World Hand Hygiene Day: Clean Care for All - It's in Your Hands
World Hand Hygiene Day is observed annually on 5th May by the World Health Organization (WHO) and highlights the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare. ...30 th May - World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day
World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day is observed every year on 30th May to raise awareness and connect those affected by MS with people involved in MS research and fundraising. ...29 th May - World Digestive Health Day 2018
World Digestive Health Day is observed annually on 29th May by the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO). The main aim of the awareness day is to focus on a new digestive disorder every year, with the objective to raise public awareness of its ...28 th May - International Day of Action for Women’s Health 2018
International Day of Action For Women’s Health which falls on the 28th May every year strives for women’s rights, especially in the area of their sexual and reproductive ...20 th May - World Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day
World Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day (WAAD) is observed every year on ...17 th May - World Hypertension Day 2018
World Hypertension Day is observed on 17th May every year by the World Hypertension League (WHL) in association with the International Society of Hypertension ...12 th May - Raising Awareness of Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CINDs)
International awareness day for chronic immunological and neurological diseases is observed annually on the 12th May to raise awareness about these chronic and disabling ...10 th May - World Lupus Day 2018
World Lupus Day is annually observed on the 10th of May to create awareness about the otherwise not well-known disease. Systemic lupus erythematosus or lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the body. Lupus does not ...8 th May - World Thalassemia Day 2018
World Thalassemia Day is marked on 8th May each year as a sign of solidarity with the many thalassemia patients and families across the world ...8 th May - Everywhere for Everyone - World Red Cross Day
World Red Cross Day is observed all over the world on the 8th May every year in memory of its founder who was born on this day and to create awareness about the tireless services of its ...5 th May - World Hand Hygiene Day
l World hand hygiene day is earmarked every year on 5th May, to draw attention to the consequences of hand hygiene neglect in health care and how important it is to maintain one. ...1st May - World Asthma Day 2018
World Asthma Day is an event that takes place on the first Tuesday of May every ...31st May - World No Tobacco Day: ‘Tobacco - A Threat to Development’
The World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed by the World Health Organization (WHO) annually on 31st May. The goal is to put prevention of tobacco use high up on the public ...31st May - World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2017 : Exclusive Interview with Mrs. Dolly Khanna
World MS Day is observed on the last Wednesday of May to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis (MS), a degenerative disorder that affects the quality of life led by an individual. This year, the day is to be observed on 31st May. ...29 th May - World Digestive Health Day 2017: Navigating Evolving Therapies in an Evolving Disease
The World Digestive Health Day 2017, celebrated by the World Gastroenterology Organization on the 29th of May, focuses on inflammatory bowel diseases with the campaign titled, Navigating Evolving Therapies in an Evolving ...28 th May - International Day of Action For Women’s Health 2017 - Women’s Health Matters
The Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) is spearheading the re-launch of the 28th May campaign following 30 years of struggle and activism, with several issues still remaining unaddressed and a spurt in crime against ...20 th May - World Autoimmune Arthritis Day 2017
The World Autoimmune Arthritis Day 2017, first established by the International Foundation of Autoimmune Arthritis, is observed on 20th May every year with the purpose of generating awareness about autoimmune conditions and autoimmune and ...17 th May - World Hypertension Day 2017: Know Your Numbers
The World Hypertension Day 2017 is observed on the 17th of May every year by the World Hypertension League (WHL) in partnership with the International Society of Hypertension ...12 th May - International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) 2017
The International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases(CIND) is observed on 12 May every year since ...10 th May - World Lupus Day 2017: Exclusive Interview with Dr. Swapan Nath, Okhlahama Medical Research Foundation
World Lupus Day is observed on 10 May to raise awareness about systemic lupus erythematosus or lupus. This condition is caused when the body's own immune system attacks healthy tissues, giving rise to various ...7 th May - World Thalassemia Day 2017
Thalassemia is an inherited, autosomal-recessive blood disorder affecting the production of normal hemoglobin within the ...7 th May - World Red Cross Day : ‘Less Known Red Cross Stories’
The World Red Cross Day on 8 May is the annual commemoration of the birth anniversary of Jean-Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the first ever recipient of the Nobel Peace ...5 th May - World Hand Hygiene Day: Fight Antibiotic Resistance - It's in your Hands
World Hand Hygiene Day is an annual event marked on 5th May. The day observed by the World Health Organization (WHO), focuses on the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare. ...4 th May - Dystonia Awareness Week - Go Green For Dystonia
Dystonia awareness 2017 is being celebrated from 29th April to 7th May. During this week, many fundraisers such as marathons, walkathons, parties and sales are organized to spread the message and correct misconceptions about this painful and ...2 nd May - World Asthma Day 2017 : Better Air Better Breathing
The first World Asthma Day was celebrated in 1998 to coincide with the first World Asthma Meeting held in Barcelona, Spain. Since then it has earned recognition as a major event and is observed worldwide to educate and touch the lives of people ...25 th May - World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2016- ‘Independence’
World Multiple Sclerosis Day is a movement initiated by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) and encourages its society members, individuals or groups to work together to raise awareness about Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the ...25 th May - World Thyroid Day 2016
The World Thyroid Day is being celebrated on the 25th of May 2016 for the 9th year in succession to increase awareness about thyroid ...17 th May - World Hypertension day 2016- ‘Know your numbers’
World Hypertension Day is celebrated on May 17th every year. The theme for this year’s World Hypertension Day is ‘Know your ...8 th May - World Thalassemia Day 2016 - “Access to Safe and Effective Drugs for Thalassemia”
Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder where the bone marrow fails to produce the required red blood cells for the body to ...5 th May - World Hand Hygiene Day 2016 - Save Lives: Clean Your Hands- #Safesurgicalhands
Hand Hygiene day is celebrated on the 5th of May every year to highlight the importance of washing hands and keeping them clean. ...3 rd May - World Asthma Day 2016 - 'You Can Control Asthma'
Every year, the first Tuesday of May is marked as the World Asthma Day (WAD) and this time it falls on May 3, 2016. World Asthma Day is a step taken by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to spread awareness and care about the respiratory ...22 nd May - International Day to End Obstetric Fistula 2015
It is a hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum due to prolonged, obstructed labour without surgical intervention. This condition leaves women physically and socially scarred as it leads to incontinence and in most cases, the baby is ...19 th May - International Clinical Trials Day 2015
This day commemorates the day Dr.James Lind began his clinical trials into the cases of scurvy. Lind was the first physician to conduct a controlled clinical ...11 th May - World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Day 2015
World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Day 2015 is marked every year on May 12, which is also the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, founder of modern ...7 th May - International Thalassemia Day 2015
International Thalassemia Day was first established by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 8 to raise awareness and organize prevention and timely ...6 th May - World AIDS Orphan Day 2015
Unlike most other commemorative health days like World Health Day, World Asthma Day or World Tuberculosis Day, World AIDS Orphans Day is not an international day of commemoration regulated by the UN or any of its member ...6 th May - World Red Cross Day 2015
World Red Cross Day is celebrated on May 8 each year to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Red Cross founder, Henry Dunant who was a Swiss ...5 th May - World Asthma Day 2015
As World Asthma Day 2015 draws near, it is important that we take stock of the problem of asthma, understand the challenges ahead and look for strategies to cope with the ...31st May - World No Tobacco Day 2014 - Raise Taxes on Tobacco and Save Lives
‘Smoking is like paying someone to kill you; they are rich, you are dead’ goes the anti-smoking slogan. And it is not a metaphor. Smoking, or rather, tobacco use in any form, kills. Death by tobacco can be painful, agonizing, and slow. ...28 th May - World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2014
World Multiple Sclerosis Day is a movement initiated by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) and encourages its society members, individuals or groups to work together to raise awareness about Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the ...6 th May - World Asthma Day 2014
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) collaborates with health care groups and asthma educators world-wide to raise awareness about asthma, and celebrates World Asthma Day on the first Tuesday of May every year. The aim is to improve31st May - World No Tobacco Day 2013
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is, a WHO initiative, observed all over the world as a 24- hour abstinence from all forms of tobacco. There are 5.4 million deaths caused by tobacco, annually, of which 600,000 are passive smokers. ...29 th May - World Multiple Sclerosis Day - 2013
World Multiple Sclerosis Day (WMSD) is celebrated each year, since 2009, on the 29 th of May . The purpose of the day is to "raise awareness of MS as a global issue and raise funds to support the work of the global MS movement ...7 th May - World Asthma Day 2013
Asthma is a common respiratory disease today, partly due to increase in urbanization and air pollution. According to the WHO, around 235 million people all over the world including children suffer from this chronic respiratory condition, which is ...31st May - World No Tobacco Day - 2012
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed globally around the world each year on May 31. It was first created by the member states of the WHO in 1987. On this day a 24-hour abstinence from tobacco and all its products is encouraged ...30 th May - World Multiple Sclerosis Day - 2012
World Multiple Sclerosis Day (WMSD) is celebrated each year on 30 th of May. In some countries the whole month of May is dedicated to multiple sclerosis (MS) . This occasion is used to bring awareness regarding ...1st May - World Asthma Day - 2012
World asthma day 2012 (WAD) falls on May 1 st . The theme for 2012 is “ You Can Control Your Asthma”. The day is sponsored by the global initiative for asthma ( GINA ) as an effort to lay emphasis on controlling ...31st May - World No Tobacco Day 2011
“Framework Convention on Tobacco Control” Every year the 31st of May is observed as World No Tobacco Day. The day was born as an answer to the growing concerns about tobacco use worldwide, which is also the leading preventable cause of ...25 th May - World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2011
World Multiple Sclerosis Day, which falls on May 25th 2011, is dedicated to stepping up awareness about a severely disabling neurological condition that affects an estimated two million people worldwide. Read more: World Multiple Sclerosis Day ...3 rd May - World Asthma Day - 2011
�You Can Control Your Asthma� The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) strives to step up asthma awareness and educate the masses about this inflammatory disorder of the airways. To get asthma onto the global agenda, May 3rd, 2011, has been ...31st May - World No Tobacco Day 2010
“Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women” World No Tobacco Day initiated by the World Health Organization, is observed on 31st May every year to draw world attention to the ill effects of tobacco use and to rein in tobacco ...19 th May - World Hepatitis Day 2010
World Hepatitis Day is celebrated on May 19th 2010. The theme for 2010, “This is Hepatitis” is an extension of the 2009 theme - “Am I Number 12?” campaign, and seeks to convey a clear picture about the condition. One in 12 people worldwide are ...4 th May - World Asthma Day 2010
World Asthma Day which falls on May 4th, 2010, is a yearly event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to spruce up Asthma awareness and educate people about the condition. The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) works with health ...31st May - World No Tobacco Day - 2009
“Tobacco health warnings”-the theme for this year’s No Tobacco Day on March 31st, reinforces the need to step up graphic warnings on tobacco packages to discourage consumers from using tobacco in any form-smoking cigars, cigarettes, water pipes, ...31st May - World No Tobacco Day - 2008
Tobacco-free-youth’ is a befitting theme for the anti-tobacco initiatives of World No Tobacco Day as thefirst puff of tobacco taken during youth, most often continues till the last breath, The Day, seeks to continuethe fight against tobacco ...31st May - World No Tobacco Day 2007
Tobacco is perhaps the most common addiction all over the world, and a leading carcinogen producer. Alarmed by the devastating impact of tobacco in its various forms on human health, the World Health Organization is calling for stringent regulations ...28 th May - International Day Of Action For Women's Health - 2007
The International Day Of Action For Women's Health falls on May the 28th, every year. The origins of this world health day stem from a 1987 meeting of the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR), in Costa Rica, where the Latin ...12 th May - International Nurses Day
"Nurses - one of the few blessings of being ill" - Sara Moss-Wolfe ...8 th May - World Red Cross Day 2007
World Red Cross Day is observed on May 8 every year. The red cross you see across every healthcare unit in the city, isn't the symbol for the ...2 nd May - World Asthma Day 2007
Asthma can Be Checked, Experts are Confident Moses Maimonides the physician to the Islamic King Saladin in 1150AD said about Asthma – ...31st May - World No Tobacco Day 2006
A study in the UK calculated the lifetime cost of smoking about 15 cigarettes a day and the amount calculated comes to a staggering Ł91,832.43 or approx . US $150,000 or Rs. 6,000.000 . This figure is worked out at 373,302 cigarettes smoked, or ...28 th May - International Day of Action for Womens Health 2006
It has been known for a long time that mutual antagonism between husband and wife can lead to increased risk of heart disease. It has now been possible to pinpoint the exact reason. Expression of hostility during marital disagreements can lead to ...12 th May - World Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day 2006
Tiredness and feeling full of life are the two extremes that we all go through in our daily lives. But there are some people who perpetually feel tired. If you are such a person remember you may be a victim of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Burnout or ...8 th May - World Red Cross Day 2006
Measles is a leading cause of childhood death in India and the rest of the world. The mortality and morbidity associated with this highly contagious disease is particularly more in the developing and underdeveloped countries where access to health ...13 th May - Mothers Day 2005
Mothers Day observed on the 8th of May every year for the mothers of the world. Mothers Day gives us an opportunity to look back at the Millions of sacrifices she has made for us Offering herself as rungs of ladder for our growth . ...2 nd May - World Asthma Day 2005
World Asthma Day is observed on the first Tuesday in May. This year it falls on May 2. World Asthma Day is organized by Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) in association with World Health Organization and US National Heart, Lung and Blood ...Ribbon For A Cause
AIDS
Red Ribbon Creates Awareness of AIDS
Ever since the discovery of the AIDS virus in 1981, the AIDS virus has been silently threatening all of Asia. One in four new infections occur in Asia every day. What is extremely alarming is that the disease has already spread into several provinces of the world’s most populated country – China. In
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Ever since the discovery of the AIDS virus in 1981, the AIDS virus has been silently threatening all of Asia. One in four new infections occur in Asia every day. What is extremely alarming is that the disease has already spread into several provinces of the world’s most populated country – China. In
Anti-Tobacco
Brown Ribbon Creates Awareness of Anti-Tobacco
Smoking still remains one of the leading causes of preventable death. Smoking has the dubious distinction of affecting all the systems from head to foot. In spite of various technological advancements, tobacco still claims one life every ten seconds somewhere in the world. Tobacco can be consumed in
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Smoking still remains one of the leading causes of preventable death. Smoking has the dubious distinction of affecting all the systems from head to foot. In spite of various technological advancements, tobacco still claims one life every ten seconds somewhere in the world. Tobacco can be consumed in
Brain Tumor
Grey Ribbon Creates Awareness of Brain Tumor
Grey pin is used to create awaraness regarding brain tumor, primary brain tumor which arise in the brain cells cannot be detected early and early detection of primary brain cancer does not influence survival rate as it depends up on age, tumor location and type rather than early detection. Secondary
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Grey pin is used to create awaraness regarding brain tumor, primary brain tumor which arise in the brain cells cannot be detected early and early detection of primary brain cancer does not influence survival rate as it depends up on age, tumor location and type rather than early detection. Secondary
Cervical Cancer
Teal-White Ribbon Creates Awareness of Cervical Cancer
The cervix is a part of the female reproductive system and forms the lower part of the womb or the uterus. Sixty years ago, cancer of the cervix was the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. However, there has been a dramatic reduction in the incidence rates due to increased awareness and effecti
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The cervix is a part of the female reproductive system and forms the lower part of the womb or the uterus. Sixty years ago, cancer of the cervix was the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. However, there has been a dramatic reduction in the incidence rates due to increased awareness and effecti
Colon Cancer
Blue Ribbon Creates Awareness of Colon Cancer
Blue Ribbon is associated with colon cancer and the month of March is celebrated as Colon cancer awareness month, during which awareness is created about the risks of colon cancer and the need of screening for early detection of colon cancer which can give better treatment and survival rate of 90%.
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Blue Ribbon is associated with colon cancer and the month of March is celebrated as Colon cancer awareness month, during which awareness is created about the risks of colon cancer and the need of screening for early detection of colon cancer which can give better treatment and survival rate of 90%.
