World Health Days in the month of April
11 th April - World Parkinson's Day: Raising Awareness and Hope
Every year on April 11th, World Parkinsons Day is observed to shine a light on Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. This day serves as a tribute to Dr. James Parkinson, who first documented ...7 th April - My Health, My Right: Celebrating World Health Day
World Health Day occurs annually on April 7th, coinciding with the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO). Its purpose is to raise global awareness about health issues and emphasize the importance of well-being. Celebrated worldwide, ...29 th April - World Asthma Day: Asthma Care for All
If the sound of an inhaler is no stranger to you, it is probably because millions of people suffer from asthma ...26 th April - World Malaria Day: Investing in Innovative Tools and Strategies to End Malaria For Good
World Malaria Day is observed every year on April 25th to raise awareness about malaria, a life-threatening disease caused by a parasite transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitoes. This day provides an opportunity for people across the ...25 th April - World Immunization Week: 'The Big Catch-Up'
World Immunization Week is usually celebrated in the last week of April. In 2023, the week is observed from 24 April to 30 ...15 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2023: “Access For All”
World Hemophilia Day 2023 is observed on Monday, 17th April each year to raise awareness about hemophilia conditions and recognize the work of people working as volunteers in this field. This day is celebrated on a global scale in honor of Frank ...10 th April - World Parkinson's Day: Take 6 For PD
Millions of people suffer from Parkinson's disease but not many outside of the medical realm are aware of what it ...7 th April - World Health Day 2023 - "Health For All"
World Health Day is celebrated on April 7th every year to prioritize global health by the World Health Organization ...1st April - World Autism Awareness Day: A Neuro-Inclusive World for All
Why fit in when you were born to stand out? And people with autism stand out in their own beautiful way. To celebrate them and their uniqueness, the entire world is observing the World Autism Awareness Day, which focuses on neuro-inclusivity for ...28 th April - International Day of Immunology 2022 — “Vaccines”
International Day of Immunology is celebrated on the 29th of April to raise global awareness of the significance of immunology in the fight against autoimmunity, infection, and cancer. The 2022 theme for the Day of Immunology is ...25 th April - World Malaria Day 2022 — “Harness Innovation to Reduce the Malaria Disease
World Malaria Day is observed on April 25 every year to attract global efforts toward the end of malaria. The day encourages worldwide campaigns for reducing the suffering and death from malaria ...25 th April - 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 ...24 th April - International Cesarean Awareness Month 2022 — Foster Women-Centered Care!
International Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM) is celebrated throughout April every year to advocate for a vaginal birth and raise awareness of the pros and cons of cesarean ...22 nd April - Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Awareness Month 2022 — “Get Yourself Tested”
Every year April month is observed as Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Awareness Month to raise awareness about STDs, reduce the stigma attached to ...18 th April - Oral Cancer Awareness Month 2022 — ‘Early Screening Is Vital’
The month of April is observed as Oral Cancer Awareness Month every year to highlight the dangers oral cancer brings and to call attention to the importance of screening the entire mouth in fighting this ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2022: Access For All: Partnership. Policy. Progress
World Hemophilia Day is an international awareness day that celebrates the lives of those living with hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. It is observed on 17th of April every year and coincides with the birthday of Frank Schnabel, ...11 th April - World Parkinson’s Day 2022— “Integrated Health Care”
World Parkinson’s Day is celebrated every 11th of April to promote awareness of Parkinson’sdisease ...2 nd April - World Autism Day 2022 — “Inclusive Quality Education for All”
World Autism Day is celebrated annually on April 2nd throughout the globe. The day strives to acknowledge and promote the rights of all individuals with ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2021: “Adapting to Change & Sustaining Care in a New World”
World Hemophilia Day is an international awareness day that celebrates the lives of those living with hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. ...29 th April - International Day of Immunology: Celebrating Your Amazing Immune System
The International Day of Immunology is celebrated on 29th April every year. The celebration provides an opportunity for raising global awareness about the importance of immunology research in fighting infectious diseases, autoimmunity and cancer, ...28 th April - World Day for Safety and Health at Work
World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed annually on 28th April by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The awareness day mainly seeks the attention and participation of workers and employers all over the world to achieve a safe ...25 th April - World Immunization Week - 'Protected Together: Vaccines Work'
World Immunization Week is observed from 24th – 30th April across the world to save millions of lives from disease, disability, and death through ...25 th April - World Malaria Day: ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me'
World Malaria Day is observed annually on 25th April around the world with the primary aim to increase global efforts for controlling malaria ...24 th April - World Meningitis Day: ‘Life After Meningitis’
World Meningitis Day is observed on 24th April every year to raise awareness about this dreadful disease. ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day – Reaching Out
World Hemophilia Day is observed worldwide on the 17th April to raise awareness about this little known inherited bleeding disorder and ensure treatment is available to every patient across the ...11 th April - World Parkinson's Disease Day 2019
World Parkinson’s Disease Day is observed on 11th April every year across the globe. Its main objective is to create more awareness and greater understanding about this dreadful disease. Through various events this year, it also aims to raise funds ...8 th April - Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
More women suffer from visual impairments than men mainly because they tend to live longer than men and also because they are affected by hormonal factors. ...7 th April - World Health Day 2019
World Health Day is observed worldwide on the 7th April, coinciding with the anniversary of the establishment of the WHO in 1948 and each year the WHO takes up an existing global health issue and aims to address it through its yearly ...4 th April - Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month – Let Us Speak Out
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) awareness month observed in the month of April aims to raise awareness about this condition, remove associated stigma by urging persons with IBS to speak out and to help them cope with ...2 nd April - World Autism Awareness Day: ‘Assistive Technologies, Active Participation’
World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) is celebrated on 2nd April every year. Instituted by the United Nations in 2007, this year will be the 12th year running. ...2 nd April - World Oral Cancer Awareness Month: Promoting Healthy Smiles Every Day
World Oral Cancer Awareness Month is observed in April every year. It aims to create awareness about the risk factors, symptoms, detection, treatment and prevention of oral cancer across the ...1st April - International Cesarean Awareness Month – Not All C-Sections Are Justified
International Cesarean Section Awareness Month observed in the month of April. The main aim is to improve mother and child well-being by raising awareness about unnecessary cesareans, as well as encouraging normal vaginal birth after prior cesarean ...28 th April - International Day of Immunology – Building Bridges
The first Day of Immunology (DoI) was observed on 29th April, 2005. It was founded by the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS) to bring European immunologists and to promote public awareness about immunity. It has been observed as a ...25 th April - World Malaria Day 2018
The 25th of April is observed as World Malaria Day annually. This year, the theme for the day is ‘Ready to Beat Malaria’. To achieve a malaria-free world, there is an urgent need for the global community to come together and commit towards the goal. ...25 th April - World Immunization Week
World Immunization Week is observed on the last week of April every year to highlight the importance of collective action, that is needed so that everybody stays protected from diseases that are ...24 th April - World Meningitis Day: All Meningitis Matters
This year’s campaign will focus on the 4 different causes or types of meningitis; bacterial, viral, fungal and ...23 th April - Women's Eye Health and Safety Month 2018
Most women manage the health concerns of their family. However, 91% of women surveyed do not know enough about eye health and safety. 2/3 of blindness and vision impairments occur in women. April is marked as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month to ...21st April - Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Awareness Month – Spread the Word
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Awareness Month is observed annually every April to raise public awareness about the impact of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) on the lives of Americans and the need to prevent, test for, and treat the ...19 th April - World Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Oral cancers are deadly killers which collectively kill nearly one person every hour of every day of the year. In order to tackle this problem and create awareness, the month of April is observed as the World Oral Cancer Awareness month and 2018 ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 218
World Hemophilia Day is observed annually on 17th April to raise awareness about hemophilia and other inherited bleeding ...12 th April - "Say No To Unnecessary C-Sections" - Cesarean Awareness Month
International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a non-profit organization founded by Esther Booth Zorn along with several like-minded women in ...11 th April - Unite for Parkinson's - World Parkinson's Disease Day
World Parkinson's Disease Day (WPDD) was founded on the 11th April 1997 – the birth anniversary of Dr James Parkinson. Dr Parkinson was born on the 11th April 1755 and is renowned for his essay 'An Essay on the Shaking Palsy' in 1817, which ...7 th April - World Health Day
World Health Day is a global health awareness day observed on 7th April every year. The theme for this year 2018 is “Universal health coverage: Everyone, Everywhere” and the slogan is ‘Health for ...6 th April - April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
Hence, IFFGD designated April as the IBS Awareness Month in 1997 to bring awareness to this often misunderstood condition. It is on the U.S. National Health Observances calendar during which time individuals, health professionals, teachers, ...29 th April - World Immunology Day 2017
Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) are a group of more than 300 rare, chronic disorders of the body’s immune system where parts of the immune system are dysfunctional or ...24 th April - World Meningitis Day 2017 : Exclusive Interview with Padma Shri Dr. C.U Velmurugendran
World Meningitis Day 2017 is observed on the 24th of April to spread awareness about the disease, awareness and knowledge being key to ...19 th April - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - March 2017
The month of March is marked as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness onf the importance of colorectal cancer screening, prevention, and ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2017- Exclusive Interview with Mr. Sathyanarayanan
The World Hemophilia Day 2017 is celebrated to raise awareness about hemophilia, a bleeding disorder. A small nick in the finger while cutting vegetables may be a very minor incident for many people, however it can be tragic for a person affected ...15 th April - Sexually Transmitted Disease(STD) Awareness Month
The Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month is observed annually in April in the U.S. The 2017 theme for the month is ‘Syphilis Strikes ...13 th April - Cesarean Awareness Month
The month of April is observed as the ‘Cesarean Awareness Month’ and was initiated by the International Cesarean Awareness Network. The organization aims to bring attention to the high number of cesareans performed in the United States and the lack ...13 th April - International Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Day
The Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Day is being observed on April 13th 2017 for the fifth year in succession to increase awareness about the condition that can severely incapacitate the ...13 th April - World Oral Cancer Awareness Month
World oral cancer awareness month is observed in April every year. We present an exclusive interview with Dr. V.Shantha about cancer risk and its ...12 th April - Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
April is observed as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, with concentrated efforts to focus on women’s eye ...11 th April - World Parkinson's Day 2017
World Parkinson's Day is celebrated on April 11th to raise awareness about the neurodegenerative disease, characterized by movement ...7 th April - World Health Day 2017 - “Depression: Let's Talk”
The World Health Day is an annual event held on April 7th to raise awareness on a specific health topic. This year, the focus is on depression, a matter of concern to people all over the ...6 th April - Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
The Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness month is observed in April every year by the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) to increase awareness about this bowel problem that affects around 10-20 percent of ...3 rd April - Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Sexual violence is one of the most disturbing realities of our times. While the history of sexual coercion dates back several centuries across the world, the fact that this is a major public health and human rights issue, with severe repercussions ...2 nd April - World Autism Day 2017: ‘Toward Autonomy and Self Determination’
World Autism Day 2017 is celebrated on April 2nd to highlight the issues faced by children with autism, their struggles and the need for society to support their well-being. ...25 th April - World Malaria Day 2016: End Malaria for Good
World Malaria Day is celebrated each year on 25th April. The theme for this year is “End Malaria for Good”. ...23 th April - World Immunization Week 2016 - Close the Immunization Gap
The World Immunization Week is being celebrated by the World Health Organization from 24-30 April 2016 with the theme - Close the Immunization ...22 nd April - Earth Day 2016: Trees for the Earth!
April 22nd is commemorated as the World Earth Day to highlight the importance of environmental diversity and the need to protect the Earth for future generations. The theme for this year is Earth Day 2016: Trees for the ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2016 - Treatment for All - The Vision of All
The World Hemophilia Day 2016 on April 17, 2016, focuses on increasing awareness and providing treatment for all hemophilia patients with the slogan "Treatment for All - The Vision for ...11 th April - National Safe Motherhood Day 2016
National Safe Motherhood Day is observed on April 11 every year. National Safe Motherhood Day 2016 is an initiative of the White Ribbon Alliance India, to enforce that women must have the availability and adequate access to care during pregnancy, ...7 th April - World Health Day 2016 - Halt the Rise: Beat Diabetes
The World Health Day is a global health campaign celebrated on April 7th every year under the leadership of World Health Organization (WHO) to promote awareness amongst common people regarding health issues and ...2 nd April - World Autism Awareness Day 2016- Inclusion and Neurodiversity
The World Autism Awareness Day 2016 is the eighth time the day is celebrated to spread awareness about the developmental disorder that has no medical diagnosis nor does it have a ...25 th April - World Malaria Day 2015
Malaria is a preventable and curable disease and World Malaria Day’s objective is to concentrate on prevention and cure. Every year, April 25 is commemorated as World Malaria ...24 th April - World Immunization Week 2015
World Immunization Week (WIW) is marked in the last week of April (24-30) and aims at promoting the use of vaccines in all age groups to prevent ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2015
The World Hemophilia Day 2015 is observed by the World Federation of Hemophilia on April 17 every year since 1989. The theme for this year's event is "Building a Family of ...11 th April - Significance of World Parkinson’s Day 2015
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological disorder that causes a gradual loss of muscle control. The disease kills dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain that is responsible for planning and controlling body ...6 th April - World Health Day 2015
Food contamination, with microorganisms or pollutants and toxins, has become a global concern, as both risks and effects of contamination are compounded by our huge cross-border food supply ...2 nd April - World Autism Awareness Day 2015
Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are terms for a group of complex neurological disorders that affect communication and social interaction skills, repetitive behaviors and other behavioral ...25 th April - World Malaria Day 2014
Fight Back Against Malaria, Protect Your Future In 2013, 97 countries had an on-going malaria transmission, informs Dr Neena Valecha, Director, National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi. Keeping the huge burden of malaria in mind, the ...7 th April - World Health Day 2014
With more than half the world’s population at the risk of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, leishmaniasis and yellow fever, the World Health Organization (WHO) has chosen the same as the theme for this year’s World Health Day with ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2013
World hemophilia day is observed on the 17 th of April each year. The theme for this year 2013, is "close the gap" of hemophilia care around the world. The day is celebrated by the World Federation of Hemophilia ...7 th April - World Health Day 2013
World Health Day 2013, to be observed on 7 th April 2013 , focuses on a silent killer – hypertension or high blood pressure, which is a common lifestyle-related problem of the modern world. Hypertension affects nearly one in ...7 th April - World Health Day 2012
"If I’d known I was gonna live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself." These were the words of Eubie Blake, who died 5 days after his hundredth birthday. These words probably reflect the thoughts of a majority of the ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2011
“The Many Faces of Bleeding Disorders: United to Achieve Treatment for All” World Hemophilia Day is celebrated world globally on April 17th each year to spread awareness on Hemophilia and other bleeding ...7 th April - World Health Day 2011
"Antimicrobial Resistance: No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow" World Health Day is celebrated each year on 7th April to mark the founding of World Health Organization ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2010
World Hemophilia Day falls on 17thApril every year and is dedicated to stepping up awareness of hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. The key objective of this day is to create mass awareness of bleeding disorders, raise funds and improve ...7 th April - World Health Day 2010
The bedrock for economic growth and social progress is HEALTH and despite technological advancement in all fields, including the medical field, many areas of the world still reel under health disparities especially among rich and poor ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day - 2008
Hemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder that prevents blood from clotting properly. The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) started World Hemophilia Day to promote a global effort to secure safe and effective treatment for everyone with a ...11 th April - World Parkinson's Day
Make Treatment of Parkinsons More Affordable, Doctors Plead A team of doctors led by Mona Raghothaman of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore in southern India, has made a strong plea for all out ...7 th April - World Health Day 2007
The World Health Day is celebrated on the 7th of April every year. It is also the day, which marks the founding of the World Health Organization. The primary role of the World Health Day is to zero in on key health-related issues and to raise ...17 th April - World Hemophilia Day 2006
Birth defects can be defined as abnormalities of either structure, function or body metabolism present from the time of birth. It can be associated with varying degrees of mental and physical retardation. At times, it can be fatal to the survival of ...7 th April - World Health Day 2006
The World Health Day is celebrated on the 7th of April every year. The theme of the World Health Day this year is to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. The slogan for World Health Day ...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%.
