World Health Days in the month of October
19 th October - World Osteoporosis Day: Let's Build Better Bones
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) observes World Osteoporosis Day on October 20 annually, with the aim of promoting awareness about bone health and combating osteoporosis on a global scale. The day seeks to enhance understanding ...16 th October - World Spine Day: Prioritizing Spinal Health for a Better Tomorrow
World Spine Day 2023 has introduced the theme "Move Your Spine." This year's campaign emphasizes the importance of staying physically active to promote spinal health. Scientific evidence has demonstrated a link between immobility, lack of physical ...14 th October - Global Handwashing Day : Clean Hands Are Within Reach
The 15th of October is Global Handwashing Day, an international advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of the benefits of handwashing and the need for it to prevent disease and save ...12 th October - World Arthritis Day: Living With an RMD at All Stages of Life
World Arthritis Day is a global health awareness event held annually on October 12th. Its purpose is to raise awareness about rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, and their impact on individuals' lives, and to educate people about their ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day: Universal Right to Mental Health
World Mental Health Day was first observed on October 10, 1992, at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 ...19 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2022: Step Up for Bone Health
World Osteoporosis Day observed on October 20 each year, is a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis and related ...11 th October - World Arthritis Day 2022: ‘It’s in Your Hands, Take Action’
World Arthritis Day (WAD) is an annual awareness event that takes place on October 12. The day helps raise awareness in all people across the world of the existence and impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, also known as ...8 th October - World Mental Health Day 2022 – "Making Mental Health Global Priority"
World Mental Health Day is an annual celebration on 10th October to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilize efforts in support of people suffering from mental ...8 th October - World Sight Day 2022: Love Your Eyes
World Sight Day is celebrated on the second Thursday in October. The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) jointly support the ...21st October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021 – It’s time to RISE
Every year the Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is observed in the month of October. ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2021 – “Serve up Bone Strength”
World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) explicates the importance of bone health every 20th October throughout the world. The global day is committed to crafting universal awareness on diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of ...12 th October - World Arthritis Day 2021: "Don’t Delay, Connect Today: Time2Work"
World Arthritis Day is celebrated on October 12 every year to spread awareness on arthritis and ease the struggles of people who fight the ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day 2021 - Let's Make Mental Health Care for All
World Mental Health Day is celebrated annually on 10th October to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilize efforts in support of mental ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day: Focus on ‘Emotional Aspects’
World Osteoporosis Day is observed on 20th October every year and is organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and celebrated through its 248 National Osteoporosis Societies scattered across the globe. ...12 th October - World Arthritis Day: ‘Don’t Delay, Connect Today’
World Arthritis Day is observed on 12th October every year to raise awareness about arthritis. It was established in 1996 by Arthritis and Rheumatism International (ARI), which is an association of national organizations constituted of people whose ...11 th October - World Obesity Day - Time to Take Action
World Obesity Day observed on 11th October is an initiative of the World Obesity Federation to push efforts aimed at raising awareness about as well as prevention and treating obesity. By 2018, the campaign had reached over 10 million people across ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day: Focus on Suicide Prevention
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10th October every year to create global awareness about mental illnesses and highlight the importance of preventive measures to tackle the ...9 th October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Let's Unite in the Fight against Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the second leading cause of death worldwide. Therefore, Breast cancer awareness month is a campaign observed worldwide in October every year to educate the general population, ...12 th October - World Arthritis Day 2018
World arthritis day is observed on the 12th of October across the world to create awareness and educate the public about this disabling ...11 th October - World Obesity Day
World Obesity Day is observed annually on 11th October around the world with the primary aim to promote effective solutions to tackle the obesity crisis, support advocacy, raise awareness, and improve policies around the issue to treat and prevent ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day 2018
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10th October every year by the World Federation of Mental Health. The main objective of the awareness day is to raise awareness on mental health issues that affect people living across the globe and to find ...8 th October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2018
The very first National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) was established in October 1985 by the American Cancer Society to create and raise awareness about breast cancer and to reduce related deaths. The main focus of the campaign is to ...29 th October - World Stroke Day 2017: What is your Reason for Preventing Stroke?
The World Stroke Day 2017, established by the World Stroke Organization, is observed on 29th October, 2017. This year, individuals are urged to find the answer to the question: What is your Reason for Preventing ...24 th October - World Polio Day 2017: One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio
The World Polio Day was established by the Rotary International and is celebrated on the 24th of October every ...22 nd October - International Stuttering Awareness Day - “A World That Understands Stuttering”
International Stuttering Awareness Day, also known as International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD) is an annual event celebrated on 22nd October every year to raise awareness about ...21st October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2017
The first ever National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) was founded in October 1985 in the US by the American Cancer Society to educate and raise awareness about breast cancer. ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day: Love Your Bones Protect Your Future
World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) takes place every year on 20th October. WOD was first marked in 1996, by the UK's National Osteoporosis Society and has been led by the International Osteoporosis Foundation since ...17 th October - October is here! Let’s Pass the Word on Rett Syndrome
October is here and so is Rett syndrome awareness month. The month of October is widely recognized as the Rett syndrome awareness month, where the society as a whole spreads awareness about the genetic disease in support of all the children and ...17 th October - World Trauma Day: Preventing and Managing Trauma in India
Trauma refers to an injury caused to the body. The reasons for injury could vary from road accidents, falls, burns, industrial explosions, and fires to violence against women, elders and ...16 th October - World Spine Day 2017
Many of us may have suffered from back pain that forced us to be confined to the bed at least once in our ...16 th October - Celebrating Painless Surgery on World Anesthesia day
On October 16, 1846 at Massachusetts General Hospital by William. T. G. Morgan for the first time successfully used ether for general ...15 th October - Global Handwashing Day: “Our Hands, Our Future!”
Global Handwashing Day was initially founded in 2008 by the Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP) and it’s partner organizations to promote handwashing with soap as key to better health and ...14 th October - World Hospice and Palliative Care Day: Universal Health Coverage and Palliative Care
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day initiated by the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance is a global day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care. The day is observed on the second Saturday of October every ...12 th October - World Arthritis Day 2017
Arthritis, which means joint inflammation affects more than 50 million adults but more than half of those affected are diagnosed by a doctor rather than after a self-imported investigation for the ...12 th October - World Sight Day 2017: Make Vision Count
The World Sight Day is celebrated on the second Thursday of October every year to increase awareness about vision impairment and blindness. ...11 th October - World Obesity Day: Investment in Obesity
World Obesity Day encourages governments and organizations to invest in treatment services, early intervention, and prevention of ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day 2017
World Mental Health Day is an annual event observed on 10th October to raise awareness of mental health issues and take efforts in supporting mental ...6 th October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Early Detection And Treatment Can Save Lives
It is estimated that during the Breast Cancer Awareness month in October alone, nearly 4000 women will hear the dreaded words, "it is breast cancer" in the United ...29 th October - World Stroke Day 2016: Face the Facts - Stroke is Treatable
The World Stroke Day 2016 is celebrated on October 29th to provide greater focus on stroke and the availability of treatment ...24 th October - World Polio Day 2016
The World Polio Day is celebrated on 24 October on the birth anniversary of Jonas Salk, the person credited with the development of the injectable polio ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2016 - Love Your Bones, Protect Your Health
World Osteoporosis Day 2016 is celebrated on 20th October and this year’s theme is ‘Love your bones, Protect your ...16 th October - World Food Day 2016: Fight Hunger and Climate Change
World Food Day is a global movement to eradicate hunger. The day is observed on October 16th, which marks 71st Anniversary of the founding of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in ...12 th October - World Arthritis Day 2016 - ‘The Future in Your Hands, Take Action’
The World Arthritis Day (WAD) was founded in the year 1996 by Arthritis and Rheumatism International. Presently, it is supported by EULAR, the European League Against Rheumatism, and observed as an annual event on the 12th of October every ...5 th October - World Cerebral Palsy Day 2016
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a neurological disorder affecting movement, muscle tone, gross and fine motor skills. It is the most common childhood ...1st October - Take a Stand Against Ageism – Celebrate the Elderly on the International Older Person’s Day 2016
‘International Older Adults Day’ is celebrated every year on 1st October. The United Nations General Assembly voted in December 1990 to celebrate this day every year as the International Day of Older Adults. ...29 th October - World Stroke Day 2015: I Am Woman
The World Stroke Day 2015 is being celebrated on the 29th of October 2015. As with last year, this year too World Stroke Day focusses on increasing education and awareness regarding stroke mainly in the women ...24 th October - World Polio Day 2015: “End Polio Now - Make History Today”
October 24th is marked as the World Polio Day to create awareness about polio disease and several efforts taken by world nations in eradicating it effectively around the world. ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2015: “Serve Up Bone Strength: Love Your Bones”
World Osteoporosis Day is marked to increase awareness of bone health and bone diseases that can be disabling and devastating. Serve Up Bone Strength: Love Your Bones theme has been chosen to inform and educate people at risk about the importance of ...16 th October - World Food Day 2015: Social Protection The Key To End Hunger And Poverty
World Food Day is celebrated globally on October 16 to eradicate hunger and malnutrition. The day marks the foundation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1945 in Quebec, Canada. World Food Day encourages people ...14 th October - World Hand Washing Day 2015 - “Raise a Hand for Hygiene”
World Hand Washing day is celebrated globally in order to raise awareness among population about regularly washing hands with soap at critical times and its importance. ...12 th October - World Arthritis Day 2015: "It's in Your Hands, Take Action"
The World Arthritis Day is observed on October 12 each year to raise global awareness on arthritis, rheumatic diseases and musculoskeletal conditions. ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day 2015: “Dignity in Mental Health”
October 10 is globally marked as World Mental Day each year. On this day, the World Health Organization (WHO) focuses on raising awareness about mental health and dispel myths and stigma about mental illnesses. ...8 th October - World Sight Day 2015 - Eye Care for All
World Sight Day is observed on the second Thursday of October every year. It is an annual day of awareness, focussed to raise global attention on blindness and vision impairment, and to increase support for eye health programs and ...7 th October - World Cerebral Palsy Day 2015: 'I AM HERE… WE ARE HERE'
Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects millions of people all over the world. It is a neurological condition that results in difficulties in movement and co-ordination. Its effects can last a ...24 th October - World Polio Day 2014 - Risk of the Deadly Disease Still Persists
World Polio Day, observed annually on 24th October, is a day to raise awareness on 'polio' and a reminder of our monumental victory over ...19 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2014 - Real Men Build Their Strength from Within
World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is celebrated by thousands of people across the globe on October 20. On this day a year-long campaign is launched to increase global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone ...17 th October - World Menopause Day 2014 – Prevention of Diseases After Menopause
World Menopause Day is celebrated on 18th October - year after year - all over the world. The theme for world menopause day 2014 is 'prevention of diseases after ...9 th October - World Mental Health Day 2014: Living With Schizophrenia
World Mental Health Day, an initiative by the World Federation for Mental Health, is a day for spreading awareness and for education and advocacy. On this day various organizations come together to mobilize efforts in support of mental ...8 th October - World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness
The World Sight Day is observed on the second Thursday of October every year. The theme for this year's World Sight Day is: No More Avoidable ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2013
The World Osteoporosis Day is observed every year on the 20 th of October. This year’s World Osteoporosis Day addresses postmenopausal osteoporosis, with the slogan, “Strong Women make Stronger Women.” The day, observed ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day 2013
The World Mental Health Day is observed every year on the 10 th of October. The theme for this year is “Mental health and older adults” . With improvements in health care, the life expectancy has increased. ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2012
World Osteoporosis Day is observed every year on 20 th October. The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) organizes this day with specific themes every year. The theme for this year is – Stop at one: Make your first break your ...11 th October - World Sight Day - 2012
World Sight Day 2012 (WSD-12) is observed globally each year on the second Thursday in the month of October. No global theme has been assigned for WSD-12 so as to allow all organizations that observe WSD to highlight their area of ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day 2012: Reaching Out to the Depressed
October 10, 2012 marks the 20 th anniversary of the World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to programs aimed to create awareness regarding mental health disorders. The event was first founded in 1992 by Richard Hunter, an advocate of ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2011
About World Osteoporosis Day World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is annually observed all over the world on the 20 th of October. Through the theme “Love Your Bones” the message conveyed is ...13 th October - World Sight Day 2011
World Sight Day is an annual reminder for the whole world to take eye care seriously, mobilize support to prevent and treat avoidable blindness globally through cost effective means and to rehabilitate visually impaired people so they can ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day-2011
“I love sleep. My life has a tendency to fall apart when I’m awake” –Ernest Hemmingway The World Mental Health Day (WMH) falls on October 10 th 2011 each year. A separate day to acknowledge mental health ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day - 2010
World Osteoporosis Day which falls on October 20th, 2010 provides a powerful opportunity to create awareness about the importance of bone health and measures to prevent ...14 th October - World Sight Day 2010
Oh, say! What is that thing called light, which I must never enjoy? What are the blessings of the sight? Oh, tell your poor blind boy! - Colley ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day 2010
It takes two to tango; likewise good health is the result of the harmonious balance between body and mind. Any disturbance in the mind reflects on the body causing physical illness, and likewise, chronic physical illness triggers mental ...8 th October - World Sight Day 2009
World Sight Day , which falls on October 8th, 2009 , seeks to be an ‘eye-opener’ of sorts with its theme ‘Gender and Eye Health’ to ensure gender equality in the access of eye care services, which is unfortunately not the case in ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day falls on October 10, 2008 . The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) focuses on attracting worldwide attention on burning global mental health issues through education, information, active support and ...19 th October - World Osteoporosis Day - 2007
World Osteoporosis Day falls on October 20, 2007. The initiative, carrying the theme, 'Beat the Break: Know and reduce your osteoporosis risks’ is an exercise in establishing the importance of bone health for all ages. The goal of this awareness ...15 th October - World Obesity Awareness Week – 2007
World Obesity Awareness Week is celebrated from October 15th to 19th annually. This celebration assumes significance in the light of the disturbing escalation of obesity figures worldwide. India alone is weighed down by a whopping 97 million obese ...12 th October - World Arthritis Day 2007
October 12th each year is dedicated to creating awareness about Arthritis and is celebrated word-wide as World Arthritis Day. This year seeks to make life easier for the many millions of sufferers by recognizing that ‘Small things matter for people ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day, which falls on October 10th, 2007, embodies the theme ‘Mental Health in a Changing World: The Impact of Culture and Diversity’. The only constant in life is ‘change’, and the demographic landscape of the ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2006
Osteoporosis is a condition which causes the bones to become thin and weak, with a tendency to fracture easily. This is becoming a hugely distressing disease, which has unfortunately acquired a household status. With osteoporosis, there is loss of ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day 2006
Time and tide waits for no man and none other than gen–present and gen-next can perfectly relate to this oft-quoted aphorism. As the ebb and flow of waters continue unabated, people are caught in a frenetic pace, as if there are no tomorrows. Living ...21st October - Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day 2005
The earliest reports of iodine deficiency emerged from China, almost 5000 years ago. Nature came to the rescue in the form of sea weeds and many of those who ate sea weeds actually weeded out the problem of iodine deficiency. Perhaps it is due to ...20 th October - World Osteoporosis Day 2005
Osteoporosis is a condition which causes the bones to become thin and weak, with a tendency to fracture easily. This is becoming a hugely distressing disease, which has unfortunately acquired a household status. With osteoporosis, there is loss of ...16 th October - World Anesthesia Day 2005
The impact of anaesthesia on clinical practice was realized following the first successful anaesthetic administration on 16th October 1846. Till then, surgery was regarded as a last resort to save life. Attempts of using alcohol; morphine and other ...10 th October - World Mental Health Day 2005
The World Mental Health Day is being celebrated on October 10th every year. It is appropriate to remember on this occasion that Health is a state of complete physical, mental and emotional well-being and not merely the absence of disease or ...1st October - World Elders Day 2005
How much ever is being said about aging gracefully, back pain still remains one of the significant health problems haunting the older generation. Four out of five adults will experience at least one bout of back pain at some time in their lives. It ...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%.
