2021 Health Awareness Calendar

2021 Health Awareness Calendar

January 2021

SunSmart Skin Cancer Awareness Month

4

World Braille Day

24

World Leprosy Day

February 2021

Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Month Reproductive Health Month Environmental Health Awareness Month

4 8 8-14 10-16 12-16 15 Feb?26 Mar 19

World Cancer Day International Epilepsy Day National Epilepsy Week Pregnancy Awareness Week STI\Condom Week Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination first round Health Lifestyle Awareness Day

March 2021

TB Awareness Month

3 3 7-13 8 10-16 11 12 20 21 21 24

World Hearing Day World Birth Defects Day World Glaucoma Week International Women's Day World Salt Awareness Week World Kidney Day World Glaucoma Day World Head Injury Awareness Day Human Rights Day World Down Syndrome Day World TB Day

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April 2021

Health Awareness Month

2 7 17 19-25 25

World Autism Awareness Day World Health Day World Haemophilia Day African Vaccination Week World Malaria Day

May 2021

Anti-tobacco Campaign Month Burns Awareness Month International Multiple Sclerosis Month

3-10 5 5 6-12 8 10 12 12 15 May-15 June 17 28 31 May-7 June 31

Hospice Week World Hand Hygiene Day International Midwives Day National Burns Awareness Week World Red Cross Day Global Move for Health Day International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases International Nurses Day Go Turquoise for the Elderly Campaign World Hypertension Day International Day of Action for Women's Health Child Protection Week World No Tobacco Day

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June 2021

Men's Health Month National Blood Donor Month National Youth Month Go Turquoise for the Elderly Campaign

1 5 6 7-13 14 15 16 21-27 25 26

International Children's Day World Environment Day National Cancer Survivors Day World Heart Rhythm Week World Blood Donor Day World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Youth Day SANCA Drug Awareness Week World Vitiligo Day International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

July 2021

Mental Illness Awareness Month

5-9

Corporate Wellness Week

11

World Population Day

18

Nelson Mandela International Day

28

World Hepatitis Day

August 2021

Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month (15 August to 15 October) National Women's Month Organ Donor Month Child Heath Month

1-6 1-7 2-8 8-14 9 12 16 Aug-23 Sep 26-31 31

World Breastfeeding Week CANSA Care Week Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Awareness Week Polio Awareness Week (TBC) National Women's Day International Youth Day HPV vaccination second round African Traditional Medicine Week African Traditional Medicine Day

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September 2021

Albinism Awareness Month Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month (15 August to 15 October) Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Eye Care Awareness Month (20 September to 17 October) Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month Heart Awareness Month National Month of Deaf People National Oral Health Month Pharmacy Month

6-10 9 10 14 17 17 20-26 21 25 26 26 28 29 29

National Kidney Awareness Week International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day International Gynaecological Health Day National Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Day World Patient Safety Day Sunflower Day World Retina Week World Alzheimer's Day World Pharmacist Day World Environmental Health Day World Contraception Day World Rabies Day World Heart Day World Retina Day

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October 2021

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month (15 August to 15 October) Eye Care Awareness Month (21 September to 18 October) Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mental Health Awareness Month

1 7-10 9-15 9 10 10-16 11-15 12 12-20 13 13-15 14 15 15-19 16 16 16 17 17 17 20 20 21 24 24-30 28 Oct to 3 Nov 29 30

International Day of Older Persons Backcare Awareness Week National Nutrition Week World Hospice and Palliative Care Day World Mental Health Day National Case Management Week School Health Week World Arthritis Day World Bone and Joint Week International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction Rotary Family Health Day Outreach Campaign World Sight Day Global Handwashing Day National Obesity Week World Food Day World Spine Day World Restart A Heart Day World Trauma Day International Day for the Eradication of Poverty National Emergency Medical Services Day National Down Syndrome Day World Osteoporosis Day Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day World Polio Day International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week National Stroke Week World Stroke Day Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day

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November 2021

Quality Month Red Ribbon Month

1-5 3 Nov ? 3 Dec 4-10 6 6 8 11 14 17 18-24 25 25 Nov-10 Dec

SADC Malaria Week Disability Rights Awareness Month National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week National Children's Day SADC Malaria Day World Radiography Day World Quality Day World Diabetes Day World Prematurity Day World Antimicrobial Awareness Week International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children

December 2021

Prevention of Injuries Month SunSmart Skin Cancer Awareness Month (1 December to 31 January)

1 3 4-11 10 12

World AIDS Day International Day of Persons with Disabilities International Volunteer Day International Human Rights Day Universal Health Coverage Day

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