International public health days offer great potential to raise awareness and understanding about health issues and mobilize support for action, from the local community to the international stage. There are many world days observed throughout the year related to specific health issues or conditions – from Alzheimer's to zoonoses; however, PAHO/WHO focuses particular attention on the days and weeks that PAHO/WHO Member States have mandated as "official" public health days for the region.
Join the launch of the first World Report on Hearing, held on this year's World Hearing Day. All stakeholders in the field of ear and hearing care are invited to join this global event as a step towards achieving the vision of Hearing care for all.
March 3rd 2021
8:30 am- 9:00 am, EST
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 • 9:00 -10:00 AM EST
On Zoom, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter with simultaneous interpretation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, sign language and closed captioning
Every February 15, the global childhood cancer community celebrates International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD), in a collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors and their families.
February 4 2021
The global cancer community commemorates World Cancer Day, on February 4, with the slogan ''I Am and I Wil". PAHO joins this campaign to call everyone, collectively and individually, to commit to strengthen actions aimed to reduce the impact of cancer.
Theme: Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World -
Every December 1st, we celebrate World AIDS Day. This day is an opportunity to support those involved in the fight against HIV and to improve understanding of HIV as a global public health problem.
#WorldAIDSDay.
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WHO Theme:
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and encourage best practices amongst the general public, health workers, and policy makers to avoid further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.
On October 10th is World Mental Health Day. This year´s campaign focus on increasing investment on mental health. The theme is Move for mental health: Let´s invest!
