Health Observances

This day marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation in 1948.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Parkinson's Day.

National Healthcare Decisions Day exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning..

A week to underscore the importance of immunization in saving lives and to encourage families to vaccinate their children against deadly diseases.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Malaria Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Drug Take Back Day

Almost 3 million workers die each year from occupational accidents and work related diseases.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Workplace Wellbeing Day.

Melanoma Monday encourages early detection through screening. It is observed in May, which is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

Organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Lupus Day.

Created by the DEA in 2022 in response to an increase in fentanyl overdose deaths.

Today is the perfect excuse to eat whatever you want. If anyone questions you, just tell them that you’re celebrating a national holiday!

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Women’s Checkup Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Mental Health Awareness Week.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Day for Helping the Disabled

The purpose of this national holiday is to increase awareness of T.S.C. patients and eliminate the stigma associated with the disease worldwide.

National Smile Month is a charity campaign all about championing the benefits of having good oral health and promoting the value of a healthy smile.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World IBD Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Don’t Fry Day/Heat Awareness Day.

An opportunity to learn more about the illness and challenge the stigma around mental ill health.

National Sunscreen Day: Protecting Your Skin from Harmful Rays.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Menstrual Hygiene Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Senior Health & Fitness Day

Each year focuses upon a particular digestive disease and/or disorder in order to increase general public awareness of prevention, prevalence, diagnosis, management and treatment of the disease and/or disorder.

World MS Day: Raising Awareness and Empowering Individuals

Every year, there are dozens of preventable worker deaths and thousands more workers become ill from extreme heat or humid conditions.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Save Your Hearing Day

The WHO Tobacco Free Initiative is committed to raising awareness of the threat posed by the global tobacco epidemic and of the steps that can be taken to reduce tobacco use and save lives.

ALS Awareness Month is a campaign to spread awareness of and raise funds for research for a cure for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease)

In 2017, the Global Clubfoot Initiative has launched a bold strategy with a vision of a world where every child born with clubfoot can walk and run free from disability.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Gardening Exercise Day

Pests can have a devastating effect on human populations by destroying food sources.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Albinism Awareness Day 

World Blood Donor Day is observed to raise awareness for the need of blood, blood products, and the need for safe blood.

Celebrate health and happiness on Global Wellness Day, a movement inspiring positive lifestyle changes worldwide for a better you.

An awareness day for the situation of children in African, and on the need for continuing improvement in education.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Eat Your Vegetables Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National PTSD Awareness Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Bronchiectasis Day.