Provincial Government of the Western Cape: Health Calendar
JANUARY |
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Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Jan |
Sun Safe Awareness Month |
Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) |
4 Jan |
International Braille Day |
South African National Council for the Blind |
28 Jan |
World Leprosy Day |
The Leprosy Mission |
FEBRUARY |
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Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Feb |
Sun Safe Awareness Month |
Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) |
Feb |
Diarrhoeal Disease Focus Month |
PGWC: Child Health |
Feb |
Reproductive Health Focus Month |
PGWC: Health Promotion |
4 Feb |
International Cancer Day |
Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) PGWC: Chronic Care |
5 - 9 Feb |
Sexually Transmitted Infections Week (STI) |
Planned Parenthood Association of SA (PPASA) |
12 - 18 Feb |
Condom Week |
PGWC: HIV/STI/TB |
12 - 18 Feb |
Sexual Health Awareness Week “Achieving Health, Pleasure and Respect” |
The SA Sexual Health Association (SASHA) |
14 Feb |
Dress Red for Heart Day |
Heart and Stroke Foundation SA |
17 - 25 Feb |
Pregnancy Education Week “Childbirth Education Makes a Difference” |
Baby Talk Consulting Services PGWC: Maternal, Neonatal and Women's Health |
18 - 25 Feb |
Teen Suicide Prevention Week |
The S.A Depression and Anxiety Group |
28 Feb |
Car Competition Launch |
Association for the Physically Disabled |
MARCH |
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Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Mar |
Intellectual Disability Awareness Month (Mental Handicap) |
Cape Mental Health SA Federation for Mental Health |
Mar |
Health and Nutrition Campaign |
Cancer Association of South Africa PGWC: Nutrition |
Mar |
International Endometriosis Awareness Month |
Endometriosis Society of SA |
Mar |
Diarrhoeal Disease Focus Month |
PGWC: Child Health |
8 Mar |
World Kidney Day “Early Detection and Prevention of Chronic Disease” |
National Kidney Foundation of SA PGWC: Reproductive Health |
8 Mar |
International Women’s Day |
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21 Mar |
International Down Syndrome Awareness Day |
Down Syndrome Association |
21 Mar |
National Human Rights Day |
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23 Mar |
World Meteorological Day “Polar Meteorology: Understanding Global Impacts” |
S.A Weather Service |
24 Mar |
World Tuberculosis Day |
PGWC: TB Control Programme |
29 Mar |
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day |
Arthritis Foundation |
APRIL |
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Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Apr |
Oesophageal Health Awareness Month |
Cancer Association of SA (CANSA) |
1 - 7 Apr |
National Polio Eradication Awareness Week |
PGWC: EPI |
7 Apr |
World Health Day |
PGWC: Health Promotion |
17 Apr |
World Haemophilia Day |
Western Cape Haemophilia Co -ordinator |
28 Apr |
World Day for Safety & Health at Work |
PGWC: Occupational Health |
MAY |
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Date |
Event |
Organisations |
May |
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month |
Cystic Fibrosis Association |
1 May |
World Asthma Day |
UCT Lung Institute PGWC: Chronic Care |
5 May |
International Midwives Day |
Society of Midwives |
6 May |
International No-Diet Day |
Mind-over-Fatter |
6 - 12 May |
Mass Polio and Measles Campaign |
PGWC: EPI |
6 - 13 May |
Hospice Palliative Care Week |
Hospice Palliative Association |
10 May |
Vuka Move for Health |
PGWC Health Promotion |
10 May |
International Lupus Day |
Arthritis Foundation |
14 May |
Nurses Day |
PGWC: Information Management |
15 May |
International Day of Families |
FAMSA |
20 May |
International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day |
PGWC: Health Promotion |
25 May |
Bi-Polar Awareness Day |
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group Cape Mental Health |
28 May |
International Day of Action for Women’s Health | Gender Advocacy Programme |
28 May - 1 Jun |
Integrated Management of Childhood Ilnesses (IMCI) Week |
PGWC: Child Health |
31 May |
World No Tobacco Day |
PGWC: Health Promotion Cancer Association of South Africa Heart and Stroke Foundation |
JUNE |
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Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Jun |
Men’s Health |
Cancer Association of South Africa |
Jun |
Child Protection Month |
RAPCAN |
Jun |
Blood Donor Month |
WP Blood Transfusion Service |
1 Jun |
Lollipop Day |
Association for the Physically Disabled |
1 Jun |
National Paraffin Safety Day |
Paraffin Safety Association of SA |
1 - 8 Jun |
National Volunteers Week |
Volunteer Centre St Luke's Hospice |
1 - 8 Jun |
Early Childhood Development Awareness Week |
Centre for Early Childhood Development |
2 Jun |
Community Integrated Management of Childhood Ilnesses (IMCI) Day |
PGWC: Child Health |
10 - 16 Jun |
Mass Polio Campaign |
PGWC: Child Health |
14 Jun |
World Blood Donor Day |
WP Blood Transfusion Service |
15 Jun |
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
Action on Elder Abuse SA |
16 Jun |
National Youth Day |
RAPCAN PPASA Education Department Cape Medical Museum |
17 - 23 Jun 21 Jun |
National Epilepsy Week National Epilepsy Day |
Epilepsy South Africa PGWC: Chronic Care |
20 Jun |
World Refugee Day |
Planned Parenthood Association of SA (PPASA) |
21 Jun |
Get Tested Day |
Heart and Stroke Foundation |
26 Jun |
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking |
Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre SA National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) |
26 Jun - 1 July |
Annual Substance Abuse Awareness Campaign |
SA National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) |
JULY |
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Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Jul |
Men’s Health |
Cancer Association of South Africa |
Jul |
Psychiatric Disability Awareness Month |
Cape Mental Health SA Federation for Mental Health PGWC: Mental Health |
4 - 8 Jul |
Corporate Wellness Week |
Heart and Stroke Foundation SA |
10 Jul |
Preventing Panic Day |
SA Depression and Anxiety Group |
11 Jul |
World Population Day |
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23 - 27 Jul |
Sterilization Week |
Association for Voluntary Sterilization PGWC: Reproductive Health |
25 Jul |
National Schizophrenia Day |
Schizophrenia Foundation of SA Cape Mental Health PGWC: Mental Health |
26 Jul |
Osteoarthritis Awareness Day |
Arthritis Foundation |
AUGUST |
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Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Aug |
Oral Health Month |
PGWC: Oral Health |
Aug |
Organ Donor Month |
Organ Donor Foundation |
Aug |
Child Safety / Injury Prevention Month “Children are not Small Adults” |
Child Accident Prevention Foundation SA PGWC: Health Promotion |
1 -7 Aug |
Cancer Prevention Week |
Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) |
1 - 7 Aug |
Breastfeeding Week |
PGWC: Nutrition |
5 - 11 Aug |
National Immunisation Awareness Week |
EPI |
9 Aug |
National Women’s Day |
Planned Parenthood Association of SA (PPASA) |
11 Aug |
National Cancer Survivors Day |
GVI Oncology |
12 Aug |
SA Rural Women's Day |
REACH |
19 - 26 Aug |
National Electricity Safety Week |
Eskom
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25 - 24 Aug |
Health Promoting Schools Week |
HPS Reference Group Cape Mental Health |
27 - 31 Aug |
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week |
Cerebral Palsy Association |
27 Aug - 2 Sept |
Kidney Awareness Week “Awareness, Early Detection and Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease” |
Kidney Foundation of SA PGWC: Chronic care |
Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Sep |
Women’s Health Cervical Care Month |
Cancer Association of South Africa PGWC: Reproductive Health |
Sep |
Continence Awareness Month |
CASA |
Sep |
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month |
Muscular Dystrophy Foundation |
Sep |
National Heart Awareness Month |
Heart and Stroke Foundation PGWC: Chronic Care |
Sep |
School AIDS Month |
Education Department Planned Parenthood Association of SA (PPASA) |
1 Sep |
Casual Day |
Cape Mental Health |
1 - 8 Sep |
Adult Literacy Week |
Centre for the Book |
3 - 8 Sep |
Adult Learner's Week |
The Adult Learning Network |
3 - 9 Sep |
Pharmacy Week |
PGWC: Pharmacist |
3 - 9 Sep |
International Week of Deaf People |
Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA) |
7 Sep |
Casual Day |
Association for the Physically Disabled SA National Council for the Blind |
8 Sep |
International Literacy Day |
The Adult Learning Network |
8 Sep |
International Physiotherapy Day |
SA Society of Physiotherapy |
9 Sep |
International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day (FAS) |
SANCA FAS Information Centre PGWC: Health Promotion |
10 - 14 Sep |
Physiotherapy Back Week |
SA Society of Physiotherapy |
17 - 21 Sep |
Stroke Awareness Week |
Stroke Foundation Heart and Stroke Foundation SA |
21 Sep |
World Alzheimer’s Day |
Alzheimer’s South Africa Dementia SA PGWC Chronic Care |
22 - 30 Sep |
Safe Sleep Week |
Baby Talk Consulting CC |
30 Sep |
Joint Walk in Collaboration with RunWalk for Life |
Arthritis Foundation |
30 Sep |
World Heart Day |
Heart and Stoke Foundation SA PGWC Chronic Care |
Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Oct |
Osteoporosis Awareness Month |
National Osteoporosis Foundation of SA |
Oct |
Mental Health Awareness Month |
Cape Mental Health Society SA Federation for Mental Health Mental Health Information Centre of SA PGWC: Mental Health |
Oct |
International Breast Health Awareness Month |
Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) PGWC: Reproductive Health |
1 Oct |
International Day for Older Persons |
Age in Action PGWC: Chronic Care |
1 - 7 Oct |
Week of Older Persons in SA |
Age in Action PGWC: Chronic Care |
4 - 10 Oct |
International Animal Week |
SPCA |
6 Oct |
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day |
Hospice Palliative Association |
7 Oct |
Grandparents’ Day |
Age in Action |
8 - 12 Oct |
Eye Care Awareness Week |
South African National Council for the Blind PGWC: Chronic Care |
9 - 15 Oct 16 Oct |
National Nutrition Week World Food Day |
PGWC: Nutrition |
10 Oct |
World Mental Health Day “Transcultural Mental Health” |
Cape Mental Health SA Federation for Mental Health PGWC: Mental Health SA Depression and Anxiety Group Mental Health Information Centre of SA |
11 Oct |
World Sight Day |
South African National Council for the Blind PGWC: Chronic Care |
12 Oct |
International Arthritis Day |
Arthritis Foundation |
14 - 20 Oct |
National Down Syndrome Awareness Week |
Down Syndrome Association PGWC: Human Genetics |
15 Oct |
International White Cane Day |
South African National Council for the Blind PAWC: Chronic Care |
15 - 19 Oct |
Obesity Week |
Heart and Stroke Foundation |
20 Oct |
National Down Syndrome Awareness Day |
Down Syndrome Association |
20 Oct |
World Osteoporosis Day |
National Osteoporosis Foundation of SA Arthritis Foundation |
29 Oct |
World Psoriasis Awareness Day “Treatment for All” |
SA Psoriasis Association |
Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Nov |
Sun Safe Awareness Month |
Cancer Association of South Africa |
Nov |
Home/Community Based Care Awareness Month |
PAWC: HBC |
3 Nov |
National Children's Day |
RAPCAN |
12 - 16 Nov |
CPR Week |
Heart and Stroke Foundation |
12 - 17 Nov 14 Nov |
National Diabetes Awareness Week World Diabetes Day |
SA Diabetes Association PGWC: Nutrition PGWC Chronic Care |
19 Nov |
World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect |
RAPCAN |
21 Nov |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day |
UCT Lung Institute |
23 Nov |
Complementary Therapies Awareness Day |
Arthritis Foundation |
25 - 29 Nov |
Kangaroo Mother Care |
PGWC: Maternal, Neonatal and Womens Health |
25 Nov - 10 Dec |
16 Days of Activism Against Domestic Violence |
RAPCAN FAMSA PGWC: MCWH |
Date |
Event |
Organisations |
Dec |
Sun Safe Awareness Month |
Cancer Association of South Africa |
1 Dec |
World AIDS Day |
FAMSA Cape Medical Museum Planned Parenthood Association of SA (PPASA) PGWC: HIV/STI/TB |
3 Dec |
International Day for Persons with Disabilities |
South African National Council for the Blind Cape Mental Health PGWC Rehabilitation |
3 Dec |
National Transplant Day |
Organ Donor Foundation |
5 Dec |
International Volunteers Day |
Volunteer Centre FAMSA Cape Mental Health |
10 Dec |
International Human Rights Day |
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12 Dec |
International Day Against Child Trafficking |
RAPCAN |
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