World Blood Donor Day
from
14 June 2011
to
14 June 2011
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
from
26 June 2011
to
26 June 2011
World Breastfeeding Week
from
01 August 2011
to
07 August 2011
World Lymphoma Awareness Day
from
15 September 2011
to
15 September 2011
World Alzheimer's Day
from
21 September 2011
to
21 September 2011
disease (Alzheimer), and shed light on it, as well as the suffering of its victims around the world
World Heart Day
from
29 September 2011
to
29 September 2011
Cardiovascular diseases including heart attacks and strokes are the world’s largest killers, claiming 17.1 million lives a year. The aim of the World Heart Day is to raise public awareness of the importance of reducing risk factors leading to heart diseases to the lowest possible degree, by exercising regularly and controlling their weight.
International Day of Older Persons
from
01 October 2011
to
01 October 2011
The International Day of Older Persons, this year, pays thorough attention to identifying the challenges and obstacles impeding the agreements revolving around the provision of health care for the elderly in all over the world.
World Mental Health Day
from
10 October 2011
to
10 October 2011
World Mental Health Day is annually held on October 10 to raise public awareness about mental health issues worldwide. This event promotes open discussions on illnesses, as well as investments in prevention and treatment services.
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
from
01 October 2011
to
31 October 2011
World Food Day
from
16 October 2011
to
16 October 2011
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day (WFD) each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
“FOOD PRICES – FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY” has been chosen as this year’s World Food Day theme to shed some light on this trend and what can be done to mitigate its impact on the most vulnerable.
World Osteoporosis Day
from
20 October 2011
to
20 October 2011
Osteoporosis is usually dubbed: the ‘silent disease’, as it affects millions of people around over the world. The World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is centered upon a crucial issue, manifested in this year's theme: “Love Your Bones”.
World Polio Day
from
24 October 2011
to
24 October 2011
Are you aware that more than 10 million children could be paralyzed in the next 40 years if the world fails to work on its eradication? Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system, and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. The virus enters the body through the mouth and multiplies in the intestine. Initial symptoms are fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiffness in the neck and pain in the limbs. One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis (usually in the legs). Among those paralyzed, 5% to 10% die when their breathing muscles become immobilized.
Genetic blood Disorders Awareness Week
from
25 October 2011
to
31 October 2011
The Genetic Blood Disorders Awareness Week falls on the period from 25 to 31 October every year. It is intended to encourage the provision of social and psychological care for patients, raise the society's knowledge of genetic blood disorders: their types, treatment and means of prevention. It also aims to draw attention to how patients can adapt to such diseases and disorders, and to shed light on the necessity of premarital examination, inasmuch as it one of the most common diseases, especially, in cases of endogamy
World Diabetes Day
from
14 November 2011
to
14 November 2011
The World Diabetes Day (WDD) is meant to raise the global awareness of diabetes, its escalating rates around the world and how to prevent it. Started by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and World Health Organization (WHO), the Day is celebrated on 14 November to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, was instrumental in the discovery of insulin in 1922, a life-saving treatment for diabetes patients.
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day
from
16 November 2011
to
16 November 2011
Universal Children's Day
from
20 November 2011
to
20 November 2011
World AIDS Day
from
01 December 2011
to
01 December 2011
World AIDS Day on December 1st draws people together from all over the world in solidarity to pay tribute to the millions of people living with HIV/AIDS and raise awareness of the global impact of HIV/AIDS.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities
from
03 December 2011
to
03 December 2011
The United Nations have declared 3rd December as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, also known as "World Disabled Day", aiming to enhance public awareness, knowledge and acceptance of disabled persons.
Only for test Participation
from
10 July 2011
to
11 July 2011
Riyadh
Only for test Participation not description
World Asthma Day
from
06 May 2012
to
06 May 2012
The World Asthma Day is celebrated throughout the world every year on the 1st of May. This year's Day is held under the theme: “You Can Control Your Asthma”, in pursuit of raising awareness of both patients, their families and the entire community on how to avoid and treat asthma.