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HEALTH CALENDAR 2016

JANUARY
DewormingofSchoolChildren(KinderGrade6)
DewormingofPreschoolChildrenandAdults
NationalCancerConsciousnessWeek
GoiterAwarenessWeek
WorldLeprosyDay
LiverCancerandVIralHepatitisAwarenessandPreventionMonth
ZEROWasteMonth
AutismConsciousnessWeek
FEBRUARY

PhilippineHeartMonth
OralHealthMonth
NationalHealthInsuranceProgramMonth
NationalHealthResearchForumforAction
NationalMentalRetardationWeek
NationalAwarenessWeekforthePreventionofSexualAbuseand
Exploitation
LeprosyControlWeek
NationalRareDiseaseWeek

MARCH

DATE
Round
2
3rd
week
2529
25

1st
week
15
2nd
week
4th
week
4th
week

RabiesAwarenessMonth
InternationalWomen'sMonth
InternationalWomen'sDay
WorldTBDay

8
24

APRIL

NationalHemophiliaAwarenessMonth
WorldHealthDay
NationalHemophiliaDay
HeadandNeckConsciousnessWeek
WorldMalariaDay
WorldImmunizationWeek

MAY
CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth
RoadSafetyMonth
HypertensionAwarenessMonth
SafeMotherhoodWeek
AIDSCandlelightMemorialDay
WorldNoTobaccoDay

JUNE
DengueAwarenessMonth
NationalKidneyMonth
NationalNoSmokingMonth
WorldBloodDonorDay
ASEANDengueDay
NationalSafeKidsWeek
DOHAnniversary
NationalPatientSafetyDay
NationalPoisonPreventionWeek
InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuseandillicitTrafficking
JULY
DewormingofSchoolChildren
NationalBloodDonorsMonth(http://www.doh.gov.ph/node/6582)
NutritionMonth
NationalDisasterConsciousnessMonth
SchistosomiasisAwarenssMonth
NationalAllergyDay
WorldPopulationDay
NationalDisabilityPreventionandRehabilitationWeek
AUGUST

7
17
4th
week
25
2529

2nd
week
17
31

14
15
3rd
week
23
25
4th
week
26

Round
1

8
11
3rd
week

FamilyPlanningMonthCelebration
NationalAdolescentImmunizationMonth
NationalLungMonth

(http://www.healthpromo.doh.gov.ph/protektahanang
inyongbagalabansasakitnatb/)
NationalTuberculosisAwarenessMonth
NationalBreastfeedingAwarenessMonth

(http://www.doh.gov.ph/node/6582)

MotherBabyFriendlyHospitalInitiativeWeek
NationalHospitalWeek
ASEANWeek
PhilippineNationalHealthResearchSystemWeek
WhiteCaneSafetyDay
NationalTuberculosisDay
SEPTEMBER

26
612
713
2nd
week
1
19

MediaReleases

HealthCalendar(/health_calendar_2016)

Secretary'sCorner

GenericsAwarenessMonth
NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth
NationalSuicidePreventionWeek

(http://www.healthpromo.doh.gov.ph/halagangsupport
networklabansapagpapakamatay/)

2nd
week
10
28

OCTOBER

WorldSuicidePreventionDay
WorldRabiesDay

NationalNewbornScreeningWeek
FilipinoElderlyWeek
NationalMentalHealthWeek
WorldSightDay
WorldHealthMentalDay
BoneandJointAwarenessWeek
GarantisadongPambataWeek
GlobalHandwashingDay
HealthEducationWeek
NationalAttentionDeficit/HyperactivityDisorderAwarenessWeek
FoodSafetyAwarenessWeek
WorldPsoriasisDay

NOVEMBER

NationalChildren'sMonth
FilariasisAwarenessMonth
TraditionalandAlternativeHealthCareMonth
MalariaAwarenessMonth
NationalFoodFortificationDay
NationalSkinDiseaseDetectionandPreventionWeek
WorldDiabetesDay
DrugAbusePreventionandControlWeek
WorldPrematurityDay
WorldToiletDay
NationalConsciousnessWeekAgainstCounterfeitMedicine
ChronicObstructivePulmonaryDisease(COPD)AwarenessDay
NationalConsciousnessDayfortheEliminationofVAWC
(RepublicActNo.103398)
PopulationandDevelopmentWeek
18DayCampaigntoEndViolenceAgainstWomen(VAW)

DECEMBER

FirecrakersInjuryPreventionMonth
WorldAIDSDay
InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilitiesinthePhilippines
Ear,NoseandThroatConsciousnessWeek
NationalHealthEmergencyPreparednesDay
LinggongKabataan
NationalYouthHealthDay

17
17
2nd
week
8
10
3rd
week
2nd
week
15
3rd
week
3rd
week
2529
29

7
2nd
week
14
3rd
week
17
19
2125
25
2226
Nov.
25
Dec.
12

1
3
39
6
2nd
week
10