The MOH & HIMSS Middle East Conference and Exhibition 2015
from 31 March 2015
to01 April 2015
nder the auspices of His Excellency the Minister of Health, Mr. Ahmad bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb, the Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), is to organize the Ministry of Health & HIMSS Middle East Conference and Exhibition 2015 at Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2015
from 24 March 2015
to24 March 2015
This annual event is marked on March 24th of every year to commemorate Dr. Robert Koch's discovery, in 1882, for tubercle bacillus causing tuberculosis, which was the first step towards diagnosing the disease and its treatment. Of the 9 million people who get sick with TB a year, a third of them do not receive the needed anti-TB services. Many of these 3 million people live in the world’s poorest population
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-03-24.aspx
World Down Syndrome Day 2015
from 21 March 2015
to21 March 2015
The United Nations General Assembly declared 21 March as the World Down Syndrome Day, with effect from 2012, and invited all member states, relevant organizations of the United Nations and other international organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to observe the World Down Syndrome Day in an appropriate manner
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-03-21.aspx
World Kidney Day 2015
from 12 March 2015
to12 March 2015
The World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) to raise awareness of kidney diseases and ways of protection. The World Kidney Day was first celebrated in 2006, and from that date on, the world still celebrates this day with a different theme and certain massages every year
World Glaucoma Week (Blue Water)
from 08 March 2015
to14 March 2015
A Questionnaire about Views of Health Practitioners in the Working Hours of Primary Healthcare Centers
from 02 March 2015
to02 March 2015
A Questionnaire about Views of Health Practitioners in the Working Hours of Primary Healthcare Centers
World Cancer Day 2015
from 04 February 2015
to04 February 2015
Gulf Patient's Rights Day
from 01 February 2015
to01 February 2015
Promoting the culture of patient rights and responsibilities amid society members towards health facilities has a great impact on improving the medical services provided to them. Therefore, the Ministry of Health (MOH), represented by Patient Rights and Relations General Department, in collaboration with the Executive Board of GCC Health Ministers Council, decided to dedicate a day for the Gulf patient's rights
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-02-01.aspx
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2014
from 03 December 2014
to03 December 2014
World AIDS Day 2014
from 01 December 2014
to01 December 2014
World COPD Day 2014
from 19 November 2014
to19 November 2014
The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is not a single disease, but a general term for a number of chronic lung diseases which obstruct the flow of air in the lungs such as chronic bronchitis and chronic untreatable asthma. The purpose behind observing the World COPD Day is to spread health awareness, get people familiar with the disease, and to reduce the infection rates. The 'Breathe' population-based reference study, deemed to be the first regional study about the COPD in the Middle East and Africa
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2014/Pages/HealthDay-2014-11-19.aspx
World Diabetes Day 2014
from 14 November 2014
to14 November 2014
The World Diabetes Day is observed on November 14th; the date is fixed by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and World Health Organization (WHO) to mark the birthday of Fredrick Banting who, along with Charles Best, was instrumental in the discovery of insulin in 1922, the life-saving treatment for diabetes patients. The observation of the World Diabetes Day aims at enhancing the health awareness of diabetics or everyone vulnerable to the disease, and providing the best possible health awareness services.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2014/Pages/HealthDay-2014-11-14.aspx
World Food Day
from 16 October 2014
to16 October 2014
The Food and Agriculture Organization “FAO” of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
World Mental Health Day 2014
from 10 October 2014
to10 October 2014
World Sight Day 2014
from 09 October 2014
to09 October 2014
What is the initiative of the “Vision 2020: the Right to Sight” about? “Vision 2020: the Right to Sight” it is a global initiative launched by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).
International Day of Older Persons 2014
from 01 October 2014
to01 October 2014
The International Day of Older Persons focuses on supporting the participation of this segment in the community, which will constitute about 20% of the world total population by 2030. Similarly, the number of the elderly people over 60 years of age is expected to reach about 1.4 billion in the same year
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2014/Pages/HealthDay-2014-10-01.aspx
Breast Cancer 2014
from 01 October 2014
to31 October 2014
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors resulting from the abnormal growth of breast cells. It is commonly affecting ladies of different ages.
World Sight Day
from 30 September 2014
to30 September 2014
World Heart Day 2014
from 29 September 2014
to29 September 2014
World Alzheimer's Day 2014
from 21 September 2014
to21 September 2014
On September 21, 2014, the world is to celebrate the "World Alzheimer's Day" under the theme “Dementia: Can we reduce the risk?”. Its main purpose is to identify the challenges and hardships of Alzheimer's disease and shed light on the suffering of patients around the world. It also calls for exerting every effort and working unremittingly to enhance the health care sector and increase support for Alzheimer's patients and their families.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2014/Pages/HealthDay
2014-09-21.aspx