Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
Health Calendar
Important Health Days
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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- Reproductive Health Awareness Month
- Environmental Health Awareness Month
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- Int. MS Month
- Burns Awareness Month
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- Men's Health Month
- World Blood Donor Momth
- Myasthenia Gravis Month
- Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (Australia)
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- Mental Illness Awareness Month
- Int. Group B Strep Awareness month
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- BMSC Donation & Leukemia Awareness Month (August 15-OCtober 15)
- Organ Donor Month
- Women's Health Month
- Children's Health Month
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- World Alzheimer's Month
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- Int. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Int. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month
- Migraine Awareness Week (varies)
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- ADHD Awareness Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Defibrillator Awareness Month (Australia)
- Polio Awareness Month (Australia)
- Lupus Awareness Month (Australia)
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- ALPHA-1 Awareness Month (Australia)
- Lung Health Awareness Month (Australia)
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- Skin Cancer Awareness Month (Dec 1 to January 31)
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- National Asthma Awareness Week (Australia 1-7)
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- World Autism Awareness Day
- World Allergy Week (2-8 April)
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- Malaria Week (South Africa 2-6)
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- World Heart Rhythm Week (3-9)
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- Sleep Awarness Week (Australia 3-9)
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- Cardiomyopathy Awareness Week (Australia 3-10)
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- Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week (4-10)
- Women's Health Week (Australia 4-8)
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- Burns Awareness Week (6-12)
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- Polio Awareness Week
- Dental Health Week (Australia 6-12)
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- National Health and Physical education Day (Australia)
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- National Malaria Day (South Africa)
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- Pneumonia Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)
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- Haemochromatosis Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)
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- Pregnancy Awareness Week (8-14)
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- National Amyloidosis Day
- World Red Cross Day
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- Haemophilia Awareness Week (australia 8-14)
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- Int. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
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- STI's Week (10-16 for 2017)
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- Int. Gynecological Health Day
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- National Headache and Migraine week (Australia 11-17)
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- World Glaucoma Week (12-18)
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- International ME/CSF* and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes Day
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- World Arthritis Day
- World Sight Day (12 or 13)
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- Int. Albinism Awareness Day
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- International Childhood cancer Day
- World Cholangiocarcinoma Day
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- World Pancreatic Cancer Day
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- National Skin Cancer Week (Australia 19-25)
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- World Head Injury Awareness Day
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- World Osteoporosis Day
- Int. Down Syndrome Day
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- Macular Degenration Awareness Week (Australia 21-27)
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- Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day
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- World Primary Immunodeficiency Week (22-29)
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- Int. Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (22-28 Varies)
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- World Meningitis Day
- World Immunization Week (24-30)
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- World Retina Day
- World Contraception Day
- World Environmental Health Day
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- World Stroke Week (10-28 to 11-03)
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- World Stroke Day
- World Psoriasis Day
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Abbreviations:
*ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
*AIDS: Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome
*Hae: Heriditary Angioedema
*Int: International
*ME/CSF: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
*MS; Multiple Sclerosis
*NET: Neuroendocrine Tumor
*STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections