Monthly Themes |
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JANUARY |
01 Jan - 31 Dec - International Year of Cooperatives 01 Jan - 31 Dec - International Year of Sustainable Energy for all 27 - National Police Day 29 - World Leprosy Day |
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FEBRUARY |
01 - 29 - National Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Month 02 - World Wetlands Day 04 - World Cancer Day 12 - 18 - Pregnancy Awareness Week 12 - 18 - STI/Condom Week 17 - National Healthy Lifestyles Day 20 - World Day of Social Justice 21 - International Tourist Guide Day 21 - International Mother Language Day |
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MARCH |
01 - 31 - Energy Month 01 - 31 - TB Awareness Month 05 - 09 - School Health Week 05 - 12 - Water Week 08 - International Women's Day 08 - World Kidney Day 09 - Commonwealth Day 14 - 20 - SciFest Africa 15 - World Consumer Rights Day 15 - International Social Work Day 17 - 24 - South African Library Week 20 - International Earth Day 20 - World Head Injury Day 21 - World Down Syndrome Day 21 - International Poetry Day 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 - Human Rights Day 22 - World Water Day 23 - World Meteorological Day 24 - World TB Day 25 - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | |
APRIL |
02 - World Autism Awareness Day 04 - Child Labour Day 04 - International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 06 - Good Friday 07 - World Health Day 09 - Family Day 09 - World Quality Day 17 - World Haemophilia Day 22 - International Mother Earth Day 23 - World Book and Copyright Day 24 - 26 - Global Forum for Health Research 25 - Africa Malaria Day 25 - World Malaria Day 26 - World Intellectual Property Day 27 - Freedom Day 28 - World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
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MAY |
01 - 31 - International Multiple Sclerosis Month 01 - Worker's Day 03 - World Press Freedom Day 06 - 13 - Hospice Week 08 - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 10 - World Move for Health Day 12 - World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Day 12 - International Nurses Day 17 - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 18 - International Museum Day 20 - Candlelight Memorial Day 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity 25 - Africa Day 28 - International Day of Action for Women's Health 28 - 03 June - Child Protection Week 31 - World No Tobacco Day |
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JUNE |
01 - 30 - Youth Development Month 01 - 30 - National Blood Donor Month 01 - 30 - Men's Health Month 01 - International Children's Day 04 - International Day of Innocent Children - Victims of Aggression 05 - World Environment Day 05 - International Cancer Survivors Day 08 - World Oceans Day 14 - World Blood Donor Day 15 - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 16 - Youth Day 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 18 - 24 - National Epilepsy Week 20 - World Refugee Day 21 - National Epilepsy Day 22 - Africa Public Service Day 25 - 30 - SANCA Drug Awareness Week 26 - International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking |
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JULY |
01 - 31 - Mental Health Illness Month 01 - 31 - Moral Regeneration Month 11 - World Population Day 18 - Nelson Mandela Day 28 - World Hepatitis Day |
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AUGUST |
01 - 07 - World Breastfeeding Week 01 - 31 - National Women's Month 01 - 31 - Organ Donor Month 02 - 07 - National Science Week 06 - 12 - Polio Awareness Week 06 - 12 - Rheumatic Fever Week 09 - National Women's Day 09 - International Day of the World's Indigenous People 12 - International Youth Day 15 - 17 - World Down Syndrome Congress 28 - 31 - African Traditional Medicine Week 31 - African Traditional Medicine Day |
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SEPTEMBER |
01 - 30 - Tourism Month 01 - 30 - Heritage Month 01 - 30 - Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month 01 - 30 - National Heart Awareness Month 01 - 30 - National Oral Health Month 01 - 30 - Child Cancer Awareness Month 01 - 30 - National Month of Deaf People 01 - 30 - Albinism Awareness Month 01 - Casual Day 03 - 07 - Kidney Awareness Week 03 - 09 - Back Week 03 - 09 - Pharmacy Week 06 - 13 - National Book Week 08 - International Literacy Day 09 - International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day 12 - World Oral Health Day 13 - 17 - National Parks Week 14 - National Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Day (ADHD) 15 - International Day of Democracy 16 - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 21 - World Alzheimer's Day 21 - International Day of Peace 24 - Heritage Day 24 - 30 - World Retina Week 24 - 21 October - Eye Care Awareness Month 26 - World Environment Health Day 27 - World Heart Day 28 - World Rabies Day |
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OCTOBER |
01 - 31 - Social Development Month 01 - 31 - Marine Month 01 - 31 - Transport Month 01 - 31 - Mental Illness Awareness Month 01 - 31 - International Breast Cancer Month 01 - International Day for Older Persons 01 - World Habitat Day 05 - World Teacher's Day 09 - World Post Day 09 - Partnership Against HIV and AIDS Anniversary 09 - 15 - National Nutrition Week 10 - World Mental Health Day 11 - World Sight Day 12 - World Arthritis Day 12 - 20 - World Bone and Joint Week 13 - International Day for Disaster Reduction 13 - World Hospice Palliative Care Day 15 - National Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day 15 - World Rural Women's Day 15 - Global Handwashing Day 15 - 19 - National Obesity Week 16 - World Food Day 17 - World Trauma Day 17 - World Spine Day 17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 20 - National Down Syndrome Day 20 - World Osteoporosis Day 23 - National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day 24 - World Polio Day 29 - World Stroke Day 30 - African Food and Nutrition Security Day |
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NOVEMBER |
03 - National Children's Day 06 - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 09 - SADC Malaria Day 09 - World Quality Day 10 - World Science Day for Peace and Development 14 - World Diabetes Day 16 - International Day of Tolerance 16 - World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day 17 - World Remembrance Day for the Victims of Road Accidents 20 - Africa Industrialisation Day 20 - Universal Children's Day 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 25 - 10 December - 16 Days of Activism on No Violence Against Women and Children |
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DECEMBER |
01 - World AIDS Day 02 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 03 - International Day of People with Disabilities 03 - International Volunteers Day 07 - International Civil Aviation Day 09 - International Anti-Corruption Day 09 - World Patient Safety Day 10 - International Human Rights Day 16 - Day of Reconciliation 18 - International Migrants Day 20 - International Human Solidarity Day 25 - Christmas Day 26 - Day of Goodwill |
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