Health Awareness Day Calender 2008       

October     

Mental Health Awareness Month
Women’s Health Month - CANSA - Breast Cancer Awareness

• 1 International Day for Older Persons
• 1 National Inherited Disorders Day
• 6 -10 Eye Care Awareness Week
• 8 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
• 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
• 15 National Fetal 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 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
• 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