WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY
World Pneumonia Day brings people from all over the world together uniting to demand that something be done to fight the pneumonia illness. World Pneumonia Day helps to highlight the severity of pneumonia and encourages more organisations to look at ways of combating the disease....
WORLD IMMUNIZATION DAY
‘PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE’ Vaccines aim to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Today, there are still 19.4 million unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children...
WORLD THRIFT DAY
“Health is Wealth", but in today's world wealth is essential to safeguard your health. Little drops make an ocean. Small saving gives wheels to nation’s economy.” World Thrift Day is celebrated every year on 31st October worldwide to promote savings and financial security of individuals...
WORLD STROKE DAY
World Stroke Day 2017- October 29th provides an annual opportunity for stroke stakeholders to coordinate awareness and advocacy campaigns and build commitment to reducing the burden of stroke at global, regional and local level. World Stroke Day is focused on stroke prevention, raising awareness of stroke risks and demonstrating...
WORLD OBESITY DAY
Theme 2017: “TREAT OBESITY NOW AND AVOID THE CONSEQUENCES LATER” World Obesity Day is observed globally on 11 October to promote practical solutions to end the global obesity crisis. The first World Obesity Day took place in 2015. The second took place in 2016 and...
WORLD POLIO DAY 2017
World Polio Day, established by Rotary International over a decade ago, is held on October 24th in celebration of the birth of Dr. Jonas Salk, the man who led the first team to develop a vaccine against polio. This day aims to raise awareness on...
WORLD IODINE DEFICIENCY DAY
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Prevention Day or World Iodine Deficiency Day is observed every year on 21st October. The aim of this day is to generate awareness of the adequate use of iodine and to highlight the consequences of iodine deficiency. The iodine deficiency disorders have...
World Osteoporosis Day- 2017
'Love your bones - Protect your future' -Theme 2017 Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disease manifested by decreased bone strength leading to an increased risk of fractures, or broken bones. Osteoporosis is the major underlying cause of fractures in postmenopausal women and the elderly. Fractures occur...