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
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.