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Sunday January 26

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Leprosy Day

Sunday February 2

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day

Tuesday February 4

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Cancer Day

Thursday February 6

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

Friday February 14

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

Friday February 28

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International STAND UP to Bullying Day

Saturday March 1

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Red Cross Month begins

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Endometriosis Awareness Month begins (Australia)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Wheelchair Day

Monday March 3

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Hearing Day

Friday March 21

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Down Syndrome Day

Monday March 24

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Tuberculosis Day

Wednesday March 26

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Purple Day for Epilepsy

Tuesday April 1

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Caesarean Awareness Month begins

Wednesday April 2

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Autism Awareness Day

Friday April 4

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

Monday April 7

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Health Day

Friday April 11

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Parkinson’s Day

Monday April 14

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Chagas Disease Day

Thursday April 17

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Haemophilia Day

Friday April 25

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Malaria Day

Monday April 28

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Thursday May 1

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Lyme Disease Awareness Month begins

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Hepatitis Awareness Month begins (US)

Saturday May 10

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Lupus Day

Monday May 12

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Mental Health Awareness Week begins (UK)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Nurses Day

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day of Plant Health (FAO)

Thursday May 15

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Friday May 23

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

Wednesday May 28

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day of Action for Women’s Health

Saturday May 31

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World No Tobacco Day

Tuesday June 3

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Bicycle Day

Saturday June 7

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Food Safety Day

Friday June 13

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Albinism Awareness Day

Saturday June 14

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Blood Donor Day

Sunday June 15

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Wednesday June 18

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Autistic Pride Day

Saturday June 21

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day of Yoga

Thursday June 26

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

Tuesday July 1

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Group B Strep Awareness Month begins (UK)

Friday July 11

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Population Day

Friday July 25

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Drowning Prevention Day

Monday July 28

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Hepatitis Day

Friday August 1

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Breastfeeding Week begins

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Lung Cancer Day

Thursday August 28

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Daffodil Day (Australia)

Monday September 1

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Dystonia Awareness Month begins (Australia)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Sunday September 7

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Duchenne Awareness Day

Wednesday September 10

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Suicide Prevention Day

Thursday September 11

12:00 am - 12:00 pm RU OK? Day (Australia)

Saturday September 13

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World First Aid Day

Tuesday September 16

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day for Interventional Cardiology

Wednesday September 17

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Patient Safety Day

Sunday September 21

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Alzheimer’s Day

Tuesday September 23

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day of Sign Languages

Thursday September 25

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Ataxia Awareness Day

Monday September 29

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Heart Day

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Non-communicable Disease Day

Wednesday October 1

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Vegetarian Day

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Rett Syndrome Awareness Month begins

12:00 am - 12:00 pm National Safe Work Month begins (Australia)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Health Literacy Month begins

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Walktober begins (Australia)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Sexual Violence Awareness Month begins (Australia)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Pink Ribbon Breakfast (Australia)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week begins (Australia)

Friday October 3

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Smile Day

Monday October 6

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Cerebral Palsy Day

Thursday October 9

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Mental Health Awareness Week begins (Australia)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Sight Day

Friday October 10

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Mental Health Day

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Inclusion Day

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Homeless Day

Saturday October 11

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Hospice and Palliative Care Day

Monday October 13

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Health-Sports Day (Japan)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Podiatry Week begins (Australia)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

Wednesday October 15

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Global Handwashing Day

Thursday October 16

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Food Day

Monday October 20

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Osteoporosis Day

Wednesday October 22

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Stuttering Awareness Day

Wednesday October 29

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Stroke Day

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day of Care and Support

Saturday November 1

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Lung Cancer Awareness Month begins (Australia)

Wednesday November 5

12:00 am - 12:00 pm National Stress Awareness Day (USA)

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Tsunami Awareness Day

Wednesday November 12

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Pneumonia Day

Friday November 14

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Diabetes Day

Sunday November 16

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Tuesday November 18

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World AMR Awareness Week begins

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Violence

Wednesday November 19

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World Toilet Day

Friday November 21

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International STAND UP to Bullying Day

Sunday November 23

12:00 am - 12:00 pm GERD Awareness Week begins

Monday December 1

12:00 am - 12:00 pm World AIDS Day

Wednesday December 3

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day of People Living with Disabilities

Friday December 12

12:00 am - 12:00 pm Universal Health Coverage Day

Saturday December 27

12:00 am - 12:00 pm International Day of Epidemic Preparedness