April 7 is celebrated as the World Health Day, a global health awareness day. World health Day was started by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about global health and the organization has seven other campaigns, which are World Hepatitis Day, World Blood Donor Day, World AIDS Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Malaria Day, World Immunization Week and World Tuberculosis Day. There are several other health days to promote public health issues and these health awareness days are usually supported by government or major organizations. Many national and international events are organized on these days to raise awareness about the important health issues. Here is the WHO list of all the Health Days.
4 February: World Cancer Day
15 February: International Childhood Cancer Day
09 March: World Kidney Day
24 March: World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
07 April: World Health Day
25 April: World Malaria Day
02 May: World Asthma Day
08 May: World Thalassemia Day
17 May: World Hypertension Day
31 May: World No Tobacco Day
01 June: World Milk Day
14 June: World Blood Donor Day
19 June: World Sickle Cell Day
28 June: World Hepatitis Day
21 September: World Alzheimer’s Day
29 September: World Heart Day
10 October: World Mental Health Day
11 October: World Anti-Obesity
12 October: World Arthritis Day
15 October: Global Handwashing Day
16 October: World Food Day
20 October: World Osteoporosis Day
24 October: World Polio Day
14 November: World Diabetes Day
15 November: World COPD Day
17 November: World Prematurity Day
01 December: World AIDS Day
03 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
