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Silwa Nezifo, Silwa Nobubha, Sinika Ithemba
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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 |