World Health Days in the month of September
20 th September - Remembering Those Who Can't: World Alzheimer's Day
September 21st marks the World Alzheimer's Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease, dispelling myths, and advocating for better support and research for those affected by this devastating ...13 th September - World Sepsis Day: Le's Raise Awareness on a Global Scale
Every year, on the 13th of September, the global community observes World Sepsis Day. This dedicated day serves to educate individuals about the perilous condition known as Sepsis, encompassing its origins, manifestations, methods of prevention, and ...28 th September - World Heart Day in 2022- Use Heart for Every Heart
World Heart Day aims to create awareness of heart disease. Events worldwide educate people about cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its warning signs, prevention methods, and how to assist those who may be ...21st September - World Alzheimer's Day 2022: Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease was named after Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist who identified the disease for the first time while treating a German woman in 1901 (1✔ ). In 1984, Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) started to support ...10 th September - World First Aid Day 2022: ‘Lifelong First Aid’
World First Aid Day 2022 is observed this year on September 10th to demonstrate the significance of first aid practices in saving lives. The theme for World First Aid Day 2022 is 'Lifelong First ...3 rd September - National Nutrition Week 2022: Celebrating a World of Flavors
National Nutrition Week 2022 is observed from September 1-7 in India to raise awareness among people about the value of healthy eating practices and proper nutrition for upholding a healthy lifestyle. This week-long program is conducted by The Food ...28 th September - World Heart Day: Take Care of ‘My Heart, Your Heart’
World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September every year and is the world's biggest platform for raising awareness about the importance of maintaining a healthy heart. ...21st September - World Alzheimer’s Day: Let’s Not Forget the Forgetful
World Alzheimer's Day will take place on Saturday 21st September 2019. It is celebrated as a part of World Alzheimer's Month, which is observed throughout the month of September. ...14 th September - World First Aid Day: ‘First Aid and Road Safety’
World First Aid Day (WFAD) is observed on the second Saturday of September every year. Hence, this year, it will be celebrated on 14th September ...13 th September - World Sepsis Day - ‘Stop Sepsis, Save Lives’
World Sepsis Day (WSD) is observed worldwide on the 13th September to create awareness about sepsis, and how to prevent sepsis and sepsis-related ...10 th September - ‘Working Together to Prevent Suicide’ – World Suicide Prevention Day
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed on the 10th September by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). The main objective of the campaign is to raise awareness about suicide prevention and ways to avoid ...9 th September - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day: Time to Think, Reflect, and Take Action
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day is celebrated annually on 9th September across the world. It was observed for the first time in 1999. Hence, this year marks 20 years since the first Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness ...1st September - Eat Right and Eat Well For Good Health - National Nutrition Week
National Nutrition Week is observed worldwide every year from 1st – 7th September. It aims to create awareness and educate the general public about the importance of proper diet and nutrition to maintain overall health and ...29 th September - World Heart Day 2018
World Heart Day is observed annually on 29th September every yearby the World Heart Federation (WHF). The main aim is to create public awareness of the causes, prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) such ...21st September - World Alzheimer’s Day 2018
World Alzheimer's Day is observed annually on 21st September around the world with the primary aim to raise awareness and challenge the common stigma that surrounds Alzheimer related ...13 th September - World Sepsis Day 2018
World Sepsis Day was established by the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) in 2012 with the aim of creating and spreading awareness about preventing sepsis and related deaths. The GSA is a non-profit organization and works closely with the World Health ...10 th September - World Suicide Prevention Day
Every year, September 10th is observed as the World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) to raise awareness around the globe that suicide can be ...8 th September - World First Aid Day - 2018
World First Aid Day is a global observance that is held annually on the second Saturday in September, which happens to be 8th September this year. It was introduced in the year 2000 by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent ...8 th September - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day 2018
Fetal alcohol syndrome day is observed on the 9th September annually and aims to raise awareness about the harmful effects on the baby in the womb if the mother drinks during ...3 rd September - National Nutrition Week
National Nutrition Week is observed from 1st to the 7th of September every ...15 th September - World Lymphoma Awareness Day – Know Your Nodes
Lymphom is a fairly common cancer and its incidence is rising. Unfortunately recent international surveys show that knowledge and awareness about lymph nodes and lymphoma are rather ...13 th September - World Sepsis Day-2017
“He died due to an infection.” This is very common phrase in most parts of the world pertaining to the cause of ...10 th September - World Suicide Prevention Day 2017: ‘Take a Minute, Change a Life’
The World Suicide Prevention Day is celebrated on the 10th of September every year by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and is endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). ...9 th September - Alcohol During Pregnancy? A Strict No! - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day
Living in this modern age, social drinking has come to be a widely accepted social practice cutting across age and gender ...29 th September - World Heart Day 2016 - Power Your Life
Heart disease and stroke lead to the loss of 17.3 million lives every year, with an expected increase in premature deaths due to heart conditions rising to about 23 million by the year ...21st September - World Alzheimer’s Day 2016 - ‘Remember Me’
World Alzheimer’s Day is organized by Alzheimer’s Disease International, which consists of 85 organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease from across the ...29 th September - World Heart Day 2015: Healthy Heart Choices For Everyone Everywhere
"Rest a While, Run a Mile"; on this Heart Day to motivate yourself to be active. Try to make simple healthy lifestyle choices such as exercising regularly, using stairs instead of elevators, abstaining from tobacco and ...28 th September - World Rabies Day 2015 – “End Rabies Together”
Whether you are a pet owner, a parent, an adventurer or a backyard explorer; there are things which you can do to initiate rabies control. So, September 28th is globally observed as World Rabies Day with an aim to enhance awareness about rabies and ...26 th September - World Environmental Health Day 2015
According to World Health Organisation, “environmental health includes all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors that impact our behavior. It encompasses the assessment and control of those ...26 th September - World Contraception Day 2015
This global campaign was launched in 2007 with the vision that every pregnancy should be "wanted." World Contraception Day's (WCD) mission is to increase awareness about contraception and safe ...10 th September - World Suicide Prevention Day 2015
Over 800,000 people die every year due to suicide across the world, according to the report ‘Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative’ released by the World Health Organization (WHO). ...6 th September - Migraine Awareness Week 2015
Migraine Awareness Week is an annual campaign that will be observed from 6 to 12 September in 2015 to draw attention to ...28 th September - World Heart Day 2014: Create a Heart-Healthy Environment
The theme for the World Heart Day 2014, being observed on the 29th of September every year, is to create a heart-healthy environment to reduce the risk of cardiovascular ...27 th September - World Deaf Day 2014 Draws Attention to the Achievement of Hearing - Impaired
Hearing-impaired people still face obstacles in many areas of life although things have improved a little over time, Opportunities for a gainful employment still remain one of the biggest challenges facing ...22 nd September - World Alzheimer’s Day 2014
World Alzheimer's Day 2014 aims to raise awareness about what is Alzheimer's and dementia by bringing together the Alzheimer's organizations around the world and these support groups play a vital role in Alzheimer's treatment and ...10 th September - World Suicide Prevention Day 2014: 'One World Connected'
A recent news report labelled India as the suicide capital of the world, with 2.8 lakh cases in the year 2012. Suicide is a major cause of deaths in the young, productive population of the ...29 th September - World Heart Day 2013
The World Heart Day, celebrated on September 29, 2013, focuses on women and children and how certain steps taken right from childhood can reduce the chances of cardiovascular disease especially in this population.21st September - World Alzheimer’s Day 2013
September is marked the global World Alzheimer’s Month with World Alzheimer's Day being celebrated every year on 21 st of September from 1994. Alzheimer’s disease is named after the neurologist Alois Alzheimer who ...29 th September - World Heart Day 2012: 'One World, One Home, One Heart'
World Heart Day (WHD) is celebrated all over the world each year on 29th of September. The theme this year is “One world - One home – One heart”. For over a decade, the world has come together on World Heart Day to address the pan ...21st September - World Alzheimer’s Day 2012 – ‘Dementia: Living Together’
We have indeed come a long way from 1994, when The World Health organization dedicated September 21st as World Alzheimer's Day . It is an annual remembrance of a chronic disease of ‘forgetfulness’ that grips its victims, and wipes out ...29 th September - World Heart Day 2011 - "One World, One Home, One Heart"
World Heart Day falls on 29 th September 2011 . On this day, The World Heart Federation (WHF) underlines the importance of heart health for individuals and their families with the crucial message that “heart health ...21st September - World Alzheimer's Day 2011- "Faces of Dementia"
In remembrance of the victims of dementia world over, particularly Alzheimer’s, which is the most common form of dementia, and taking their cause forward to alleviate their plight as well as that of their families and caregivers, September ...26 th September - World Heart Day 2010
We spend most part of our waking hours at the workplace, meeting work schedules and enhancing productivity, in a bid to improve our career. Amid this entire humdrum, have you spared a thought to the fist of life and the driving force, which beats ...21st September - World Alzheimer's Day 2010
Every seven seconds a new dementia case gets diagnosed in the world, therefore the Theme for World Alzheimer’s Day 2010 is “ Dementia: It’s time for ...27 th September - World Heart Day 2009
World Heart Day 2009 which falls on September 27th, 2009 is a day dedicated to creating awareness about the risks of heart disease and ways to prevent it. The theme for the day ‘Work with Heart’ is a clarion call to wake up and ...28 th September - World Heart Day - 2008
World Heart day 2008 seeks to underline the ‘life and death’ issues surrounding heart disease with the theme ‘Know your ...21st September - World Alzheimer’s Day - 2008
World Alzheimer’s Day falls on September 21st, 2008. The theme for this year ‘No Time to Lose’ recognizes the role of caregivers as the backbone of care, support and management of Alzheimer’s disease. For all those 25 million sufferers of ...30 th September - World Heart Day – 2007
September 30th, 2007 is World Heart Day. The beat for the day this year is ‘Team up for healthy hearts’! ...24 th September - International Deaf Awareness Week – 2007
Deaf Awareness Week is celebrated worldwide from September 24th- 30th. This is an initiative by The World Federation of the Deaf, which is an international organization that combines the initiative of 120 different national associations working for ...21st September - World Alzheimer's Day - 2007
September 21 st , 2007 is celebrated worldwide as World Alzheimer’s Day. The theme for this year is ‘No Time to Lose’. Alzheimer’s, is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system. Along with lapses in memory, the patient’s mental ...24 th September - World Heart Day 2006
The 24th of September is the World Heart Day. The theme for the year How young is your heart? is to motivate all, especially the youth, to follow a health-friendly regime and be the proud owner of an ever- youthful heart. In India, heart ...21st September - International Alzheimers Day 2006
The entire world is a stage, and we are mere actors, echoed The Bard, eons ago. As the curtains go down slowly for those in the grips of this crippling disease, today on World Alzheimers day, the stage is set for deep reckoning; it is time to take ...4 th September - World Pharmacy week 2006
Youth is fair,a graceful stag Leaping playing in the park; Age is grey,a toothless hag Stumbling in the dark. Drugs should be strictly used according to medical prescription. A healthy respect for these medications and ...21st September - World Alzheimers Day 2005
London: Regular exercise can keep Alzheimer’s disease at bay according to a recent study done in the UK. Exercise flushes out the toxic chemical that causes this degenerative disease of the brain in the elderly population. Exercise ...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%.
