DOH Annual Calendar (2012)

January 2012

Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6)- Round 1

18-22 National Cancer Awareness Week
24-30 Goiter Awareness Week
29 – World Leprosy Day

February 2012
Heart Month
Oral Health Month
National Health Insurance Program Month

1-5 National Mental Retardation Week
4 – World Cancer Day
3rd week - Leprosy Prevention and Control Week
4th week - National Rare Disease Week

March 2012
Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month
Rabies Awareness Month
Burn Injury Prevention Month
International Women’s Month

8 - International Women's Day
24 - World TB Day

April 2012

Cancer in Children Awareness Month

7 - World Health Day
22 - Philippine Earth's Day
25 - World Malaria Day
4th wk Head and Neck Consciousness Week

May 2012
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Road Safety Month

2 - World Asthma Day
10 - 14 Safe Motherhood Week
15 - AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day
19 - World Hypertension Day
31 - World No Tobacco Day

June 2012
Dengue Awareness Month
National Kidney Month
No Smoking Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

14 - World Blood Donor Day
14 - 18 Safe Kids Week
23 - DOH Anniversary
25 - National Patients Safety Day
4th week - National Poison Prevention Week

July 2012
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
12 - 17 National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week
25 - 29 National Diabetes Awareness Week

August 2012
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
3rd wk - Brain Attack Awareness Week
16 - 20 Asthma Week
19 – National Tuberculosis day

September 2012
Blood Disease Month
Generics Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month

1 - 7 National Epilepsy Awareness Week
7 - 11 Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week
26 - World Heart Day
28 - World Rabies Day

October 2012
National Children’s Month
Breast Cancer Awarenss Month

10 – World Sight Day
10 – World Mental Health Day
1 - 7 Elderly Filipino Week
4 - 8 National Mental Health Week
4 - 8 National Newborn Screening Week
11 - 15 Bone and Joint Awareness Week
11 - 15 Garantisadong Pambata Week
15 - Global Handwashing Day
18 - 22 Health Education Week
18 - 22 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Week
25 - 29 Food Safety Awareness Week
29 - World Psoriasis Day

November 2012
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
2nd Week National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week
8 - 12 Deaf Awareness Week
15 - 19 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week
19-25 Climate Change Consciousness Week
21-25 National Consciousness Week Against Counterfeit Medicine
22 - 26 Population and Development Week
7 National Food Fortification Day
14 World Diabetes Day
19 World Toilet Day
November 25-December 12 - 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW)

December 2012
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

Source: DOH website