DOH PROGRAMS

DOH Annual Calendar January 2013 Deworming of School Children (Grades 1-6) 3rd week - National Cancer Awareness Week 24-30 - Goiter Awareness Week 29 World Leprosy Day February 2013 Heart Month Oral Health Month National Health Insurance Program Month 1-5 - National Mental Retardation Week 4 World Cancer Day rd 3 week - Leprosy Prevention and Control Week 4th week - National Rare Disease Week March 2013 Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month Rabies Awareness Month Burn Injury Prevention Month International Womens Month 8 - International Women's Day 24 - World TB Day April 2013 Cancer in Children Awareness Month 7 - World Health Day 22 - Philippine Earth's Day 25 - World Malaria Day 4th week - Head and Neck Consciousness Week May 2013 Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Road Safety Month 7 - World Asthma Day 10-14 - Safe Motherhood Week

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- World Hypertension Day - AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day

June 2013 Dengue Awareness Month National Kidney Month No Smoking Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 14 - World Blood Donor Day 14-18 - Safe Kids Week 23 25 26 4th week - DOH Anniversary - National Patient Safety Day - International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - National Poison Prevention Week

July 2013 Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6) Round 2 National Blood Donors Month Nutrition Month National Disaster Consciousness Month Schistosomiasis Awareness Month 8 - National Allergy Day 11 - World Population Day 3rd week - National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week 4th week - National Diabetes Awareness Week August 2013 Family Planning Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month National Lung Month National Tuberculosis Awareness Month Sight-Saving Month National Breastfeeding Awareness Month 2-6 - Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Week 6-12 - National Hospital Week 11-17 - Phil. National Research System Week

16-20 - Asthma Week 19 National Tuberculosis Day 3rd week - Brain Attack Awareness Week September 2013 Generics Awareness Month Liver Cancer Awareness Month 1-7 - National Epilepsy Awareness Week 7-11 - Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week 9-13 - National Suicide Prevention Week 10 26 28 - Worl Suicide Prevention Day - World Heart Day - World Rabies Day

October 2013 National Childrens Month Breast Cancer Awarenss Month 1-7 - National Newborn Screening Week 1-7 - Elderly Filipino Week 7-11 10 10 11-15 14-18 15 18-22 18-22 25-29 29 - National Mental Health Week World Sight Day World Mental Health Day - Bone and Joint Awareness Week - Garantisadong Pambata Week - Global Handwashing Day - Health Education Week - National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Week - Food Safety Awareness Week - World Psoriasis Day

November 2013 Cancer Pain Awareness Month Filariasis Awareness Month Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month Malaria Awareness Month

1-5 - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Week 7 - National Food Fortification Day 2nd Week - National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week 8-12 - Deaf Awareness Week 14 - World Diabetes Day 15-19 - Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week 19 - World Toilet Day 19- Climate Change Consciousness Week 21-25 - National Consciousness Week Against Counterfeit Medicine 25 - 22-26 - Population and Development Week 25-December 12 - 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) December 2013 Firecrakers Injury Prevention Month 1 - World AIDS Day 6 - National Health Emergency Preparedness Day 3-9 - Ear, Nose and Throat Consciousness Week 10 - National Youth Health Day 2nd week - Linggo ng Kabataan

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