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Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
Neurofibromatosis awareness month is hosted by the Children's Tumour Foundation.
Food Allergy Week
Food Allergy Week aims to raise awareness of food allergy including potentially fatal food allergies. During Food Allergy Week, Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA) is calling on all Australians to unite to help increase awareness and share information on what we can do to improve safety for people who live with food allergies.
5 events,
World MS Day
World MS Day brings the global MS community together on May 30 to share stories, raise awareness and campaign with everyone affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).
5 events,
World No Tobacco Day
This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what WHO is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic.
3 events,
World Haemochromatosis Week
Haemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder in Australia
If you are the 1 in 200 affected, it can cause serious health problems
Ask your doctor to find out if you are storing too much iron
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - Bowel Cancer Australia's signature event to raise awareness of Australia's second deadliest cancer and funds for the leading community-funded charity dedicated to prevention, early diagnosis, research, quality treatment and care, so everyone affected by bowel cancer can live their best life.
3 events,
World Heart Rhythm Week
World Heart Rhythm Week (WHRW) is Arrhythmia Alliance’s annual awareness week, hosting a series of events to raise awareness of arrhythmias amongst both healthcare professionals and the general public while promoting our 2024 theme:
ACT SMART. YOU ONLY HAVE ONE HEART!
3 events,
Men’s Health Week
Men’s Health Week is coordinated by the Centre for Male Health at Western Sydney University. Our close connections with community and government organisations across Australia enable us to develop the kinds of networks and partnerships that bring together people who care about better health for men and boys.
4 events,
National Blood Donor Week
How do you say thank you to blood donors for volunteering every day to save lives? With National Blood Donor Week (NBDW) — a week of celebrating donors!
5 events,
World Blood Donor Day
Every year countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
5 events,
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is commemorated each year on 15 June to highlight one of the worst manifestations of ageism and inequality in our society, elder abuse.
5 events,
World Sickle Cell Day
Under recommendation by a United Nations Resolution in 2008, World Sickle Cell Day has been celebrated globally every year on June 19th to raise awareness of sickle cell disease, also known as sickle cell anaemia, recognising the disease as a global public health concern.
Red Apple Day
Red Apple Day is Bowel Cancer Australia’s Annual Giving Day, when Australians are encouraged to support the vital work of the charity.
4 events,
MND Global Awareness Day
June 21 every year is MND/ALS Global Awareness Day. MND/ALS Associations across the world use the day to raise awareness of the disease to the general public. The day is also used to express hope that one day there will be a turning point in the search for cause, treatment and cure of this disease.
International Day of Yoga
Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India. The word ‘yoga’ derives from Sanskrit and means to join or to unite, symbolizing the union of body and consciousness.
3 events,
World Scleroderma Day
Each year on 29th Juen the world’s scleroderma community comes together to recognize World Scleroderma Day. On this day in 1940, internationally renowned Swiss painter Paul Klee died. He had scleroderma and his artwork was widely influenced by his experience with the condition.