Global Handwashing Day 2015
from 15 October 2015
to15 October 2015
World Arthritis Day 2015
from 12 October 2015
to12 October 2015
Arthritis is common in the elderly; it is the number-one cause of disability in this age group. Arthritis can also affect any other age group, and is considered one of the most common diseases. There are over 100 types of Arthritis, with different causes, symptoms, and treatment. Symptoms include joint inflammation, acute joint pain that comes and goes over a short period of time. Pains can be mild and chronic
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-10-12.aspx
World Sight Day 2015
from 08 October 2015
to08 October 2015
What is the initiative of the “Vision 2020: the Right to Sight” about?
“Vision 2020: the Right to Sight” is a global initiative launched by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). It aims at developing the programs and plans for eliminating the avoidable blindness by 2020.
World Heart Day
from 29 September 2015
to29 September 2015
The World Heart Day is observed every year on September 29th to raise people's awareness of cardiovascular diseases and strokes, being the main cause for the death of 17.3 million persons annually, and this number is on the increase. By 2030, it is projected that 23 million people will die of heart diseases
World Pharmacist Day
from 25 September 2015
to25 September 2015
The World Pharmacists Day is celebrated every year on the 25th of September after having been approved by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) in 2009. The FIP has encouraged all national pharmaceutical associations in an official connection with the World Health Organization (WHO)
World Alzheimer's Day 2015
from 21 September 2015
to21 September 2015
The World Alzheimer's Day is observed every year on September 21st, to identify the challenges and hardships of Alzheimer's disease, and shed light on it, showing the suffering patients endure around the world. It also calls for exerting every effort and working unremittingly to enhance the health care and increase support for Alzheimer's patients and their families
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/HealthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-09-21.aspx
World Breastfeeding Week
from 01 August 2015
to07 August 2015
The World Breastfeeding Week is marked every year over the period from 1-7 August in more than 170 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of infants throughout the world. Breastfeeding is the best way to provide the newborns with the nutrients they need.
World Hepatitis Day
from 28 July 2015
to28 July 2015
Location: http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-07-28.aspx
The World Hepatitis Day is celebrated every year on the twenty-eighth of July as designated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
from 26 June 2015
to26 June 2015
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is marked every year on June 26. It was first set by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1987. In fact, drug abuse and addiction are reckoned of the most dangerous psychological and social problems, which have negative repercussions on the physical and psychological health of individuals, as well as on their financial stance. According to statistics from Al-Amal Complexes and Hospitals in Saudi Arabia, 40.000 patients, 20% of whom are teenagers, visited addiction clinics over the past year
World Sickle Cell Day 2015
from 19 June 2015
to19 June 2015
Sickle cell anemia is one of the genetic blood diseases causing disorder in the gene responsible for the formation of hemoglobin, and causing the sticking of these cells into the small blood cells and therefore reducing the flow of the blood and oxygen to the body organs which leads to the appearance of symptoms suffered by the sickle cell patients, including severe pain, dyspnea and other symptoms. Each year, more than half a million children worldwide are born suffering from sickle cell anemia
World Blood Donor Day 2015
from 14 June 2015
to14 June 2015
Blood donation is a noble behavior and human initiative performed by a healthy, sound person to a sick or injured person to help saving their life
The Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2015
from 09 June 2015
to11 June 2015
Under the auspices of His Excellency the Minister of Health, Mr. Ahmad bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb, the Agency of Human Capital Planning and Development is pleased to announce that the "Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2015" which will be held over the period from June 9th to 11th, 2015
World Milk Day
from 01 June 2015
to01 June 2015
The World Milk Day is marked on the first of June every year. The world first celebrated it in 2001.
The Saudi Health Exhibition and Conference-2015
from 18 May 2015
to20 May 2015
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that the Saudi Health Exhibition and Conference 2015 will be held over the period from May 18th to 20th, 2015 (corresponding to Rajab 29th – Sha‘ban 2nd, 1436 H) at Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center (RICEC)
World Hypetension Day 2015
from 17 May 2015
to17 May 2015
Location: http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-05-17.aspx
Hypertension is defined as steady increase in pressurizing the blood vessels; this in turn strains the function of pumping the blood to the heart. Therefore, it is considered one of the main factors leading to the cardiovascular diseases. Both hypertension and cardiovascular diseases account for the early death cases worldwide.
World Asthma Day 2015
from 05 May 2015
to05 May 2015
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the bronchial tubes, causing the airways to narrow and reducing the flow of air into and out of the lungs
World Malaria Day 2015
from 25 April 2015
to25 April 2015
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted into the human body via the bites of infected mosquitoes, and then infect red blood cells and destroy them. If not treated, Malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs. The world celebrates the World Malaria Day on April 25th of each year in recognition of efforts exerted on the global arena to combat Malaria.
World Immunization Week 2015
from 24 April 2015
to30 April 2015
The World Immunization Week, celebrated every year in the last week of April, aims to enhance using of vaccines to protect peoples of all ages against the infectious diseases.
World Health Day 2015
from 07 April 2015
to07 April 2015
World Autism Awareness Day 2015
from 02 April 2015
to02 April 2015
n 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2 April each year as World Autism Awareness Day. The outcomes of the 2005 World Summit of the United Nations General Assembly about the Convention on the Rights of the Child