Sunday, August 23, 2009

Department of Health Annual Calendar


January 2009

Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6)- Round
12-16 National Cancer Awareness Week
21-27 Goiter Awareness Week
25 – World Leprosy Day

February 2009

National Health Insurance Program Month Oral Health Month

2-6 National Mental Retardation Week
4 – World Cancer Day
3rd wk Leprosy Prevention and Control Week

March 2009

Burn Injury Prevention Month

8 National Women’s Day
22 World Water Day
24 World TB Day


April 2009

Cancer in Children Awareness Month

7 World Health Day
25 World Malaria Day
14-20 Garantisadong Pambata – Round 1
4th wk Head and Neck Consciousness Week

May 2009

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Natural Family Planning Month

2 World Asthma Day
12-18 Safe Motherhood Week
17 AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day

31 World No Tobacco Day

June 2009

National Kidney Month
No Smoking Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

5 World Environmental Day
14 World Blood Donor Day
16-22 Safe Kids Week
23 DOH Anniversary

July 2009

National Disaster Consciousness Month
National Blood Donors Month
Nutrition Month
Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6) Round 2
Schistosomiasis Awareness Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month

7 National Allergy Day
11 World Population Day
13-17 National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week
13-17 National Diabetes Awareness Week

August 2009

Family Planning Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Lung Month
National Tuberculosis Awareness Month
Sight-Saving Month

1-7 World Breastfeeding Week
1-7 Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Week
6-12 National Hospital Week
10-14 Asthma Week
11-17 Phil. National Research System Week
19 – National Tuberculosis day
3rd wk Brain Attack Awareness Week

September 2009

Generics Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month

1-7 National Epilepsy Awareness Week
7-11 Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week
26- World Heart Day
28 World Rabies Day


October 2009

Breast Cancer Awarenss Month
National Children’ Month

1-7 Elderly Filipino Week
5-9 National Mental Health Week
6-12 National Newborn Screening Week
10 – World Mental Health Day
10 – World Sight Day
13-19 Garantisadong Pambata – Round 2
12-16 Health Education Week
12-16 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Week
15 Global Handwashing Day
20-26 food Safety Awareness Week


November 2009

Cancer Pain Awareness Month
Filariasis Awareness Month
Malaria Awareness Month
Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month

2-6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Week
2nd Week National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week
7 National Food Fortification Day
9-13 Deaf Awareness Week
14 World Diabetes Day
16-20 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week
23-29 Population and Development Week

December 2009

Firecracker Injury Prevention Month

1 World AIDS Day
6 National Health Emergency Preparedness Day
3-9 Ear, Nose and Throat Consciousness Week
10 National Youth Health Day


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