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National Health Awareness Days - 2008

January
Sun Smart Awareness Month CANSA
31 :  World Leprosy Day

February
Reproductive Health Month
Sun Smart Awareness Month CANSA
4 - World Cancer Day
10-16: STI / Condom Week
10-16 : Pregnancy Awareness Week

March
Healthy Lifestyle month - CANSA
8 : International Women's Day
13 :  World kidney day
20: World Head Injury Awareness Day
21: Human Rights Day
21: World Down Syndrome Day
24 : World TB Day

April
Health Awareness Month
National Blood Donor Month
Oesophagus Cancer Health Awareness - CANSA
6-12: National Polio Eradication Awareness Week
7 : World Health Day
17 : World Haemophilia Day
25: Africa Malaria Day

May
International Multiple Sclerosis Month
Anti Tobacco Campaign Month - CANSA
8 : World Red Cross Day
10 : World Move for Health Day
12 : Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
12: International Nurses Day
12-14 : Cerebral Palsy Week
18 : Candlelight Memorial Day
26/5 - 1/06 : Child Protection Week
28 : International Day of Action for Women's Health
31 : World No Tobacco Day

June
National Youth Month
Men's health - prostate and testicular cancer awareness - CANSA
National Blood Donor Month
1 : International Children's Day
1 : National Cancer Survivors' Day
1 : International Day of Innocent Children - Victims of Aggression
5 : World Environmental Day
14 : World Blood Donor Day
15 :  World Elder Abuse Day
16 : Youth Day
16-22 : National Epilepsy Week
21: National Epilepsy Day
23-27 : National Youth Health Indaba
24-30 : SANCA Drug Awareness Week
26 : International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking

July
Mental Illness and Awareness Month
Men's Health - CANSA Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Awareness
11 : World Population Day
16 : World Hepatitis Day

August
National Oral Health Month
National Women's Month
Organ donor month
World Health Month - CANSA - Cervical cancer awareness
1 - 7 : World Breastfeeding Week
1-8 : Cancer Prevention Week
3-9 : National Immunisation Awareness Week
4-8 : Rheumatic Fever Week
9 : National Women's Day

September
Albinism Awareness Month
National Heart Awareness Month
Women's health - cervical cancer awareness month
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month
1-7 : Pharmacy Week
1-7 Back Week
1-5 Deaf Awareness Week
9 : International  Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
1-8 : Kidney Awareness Week
15-19: Stroke Week
21 : World Alzheimer's Day
24-30 World Retina Week
26 - 30 : Older Persons Awareness Week
30 : World Heart Day

October
Women's Health - Breast cancer awareness month
Mental Health Awareness Month
1 :  International Day for Older Persons
1 :  National Inherited Disorders Day
6-10 Eye care awareness week
8 :  International Day for Nature Disaster Reductions
9 :  Partnership against AIDS anniversary
9 : World Sight Day
9-13 : National Nutrition Week
10 : World Mental Health Day
12 : World Arthritis Day
12-20 :  World Bone and Joint Week
8-12 : Eye Care Awareness Week
15 : National Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
15-19 Obesity week
16: World Food Day
17 : World Trauma Day
17 : International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
20 : National Down Syndrome Awareness Day
20 : World Osteoporosis day
21-25 : Infection control week
23 : National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day
24 : World Polio Day

November
Red Ribbon Month
Quality Month
Sun Smart Awareness month - CANSA
5 : National Children's Day
3-7 SADC Malaria Week
8 : International Radiographers' Day
14 : SADC Malaria Day
14 : World Diabetes Day
25 : International Day for the elimination of Violence Against Women
25/11 - 10/12 : 16 days of Activism on No Violence Against Women

December
Sun Smart Awareness Month - CANSA
1 : World AIDS Day
3 : International Day of Disabled Persons
5 : International Volunteers Day
9 : World Patient Safety Day

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