World Hypertension Day
from 17 May 2013
to17 May 2013
World Hypertension Day is celebrated every year on the 17th of May, under the theme “Healthy Heart Beat-Healthy Blood Pressure”, aiming to raise awareness among the community about the preventative methods of hypertension and how to control it; seeking to detect the number of hypertension cases and monitor them.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/1434/Pages/HealthDay-010.aspx
World Thalassemia Day
from 08 May 2013
to08 May 2013
Thalassaemia is a genetic disorder affecting blood cells; i.e., it is passed from parent to child and is the most common inherited blood disorder in the world.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/1434/Pages/HealthDay-009.aspx
World Asthma Day
from 07 May 2013
to07 May 2013
Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing, which vary in severity and frequency from person to person. Symptoms may occur several times in a day or week in affected individuals, and for some people become worse during physical activity or at night.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/1434/Pages/HealthDay-008.aspx
World Malaria Day
from 25 April 2013
to25 April 2013
The world celebrates the World Malaria Day every year on April 25th, 2012. This year's Day is held under the theme: “Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria”. Key interventions to control malaria include: prompt and effective treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies; use of insecticidal nets by people at risk; and indoor residual spraying with insecticide to control the vector mosquitoes.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/1434/Pages/012.aspx
World Immunization Week
from 24 April 2013
to30 April 2013
The World Health Organization (WHO) endeavors to promote nations to organize the World Immunization Week, educate the public and exchange information in the light of World Immunization Week; in order to concentrate on the significance of vaccination (immunization) to save lives and encourage families to immunize their kids against fatal diseases.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/1434/Pages/HealthDay-006.aspx
World Health Day
from 07 April 2013
to07 April 2013
World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of public health concern in the world. The theme for 2013 is High Blood Pressure or “Hypertension”.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/1434/Pages/HealthDay-005.aspx
GCC Oral Health Week
from 30 March 2013
to05 April 2013
This week is meant to raise awareness among all society members, especially children, of the importance of oral and dental health care, and shed light on how to maintain oral and dental health, in addition to activating the preventive role of those working in the field of dentistry.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/1434/Pages/HealthDay-004.aspx
World Tuberculosis Day 2013
from 24 March 2013
to24 March 2013
The World TB Day contributes to raising awareness of tuberculosis epidemic which had global repercussions. Thus, this disease inflicts one third of the world's population, most of them live in the developing countries. Stop TB strategy group; it is a network including the organizations and countries which work on combating this disease, organizes this world day to highlight the importance of the disease and how to prevent it and its treatment.
World Kidney Day
from 14 March 2013
to14 March 2013
(Stop Kidney Attack!) is this year’s theme, which aims at raising awareness of the main kidney diseases, treatment, possible prevention and unhealthy behaviors associated with kidney failure and diseases.
Online Interview with the Director of Project Management Office
from 10 March 2013
to10 March 2013
Online Interview with the Director of Project Management Office
World Cancer Day
from 04 February 2013
to04 February 2013
Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world, according to WHO, which estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. Low-income and medium-income countries are harder hit by cancer than the high-resource countries.Each year on 4 February, WHO supports International Union Against Cancer to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer.
World Alzheimer's Day
from 21 September 2012
to21 September 2012
On September 21, 2011, the world is to celebrate the "World Alzheimer's Day", under the theme: (Faces of Dementia). Its main purpose is to be identified with the hardships and challenges of the dementia disease (Alzheimer), and shed light on it, as well as the suffering of its victims around the world. It also calls for exerting every effort and working unremittingly, in order to enhance health care and increased support for Alzheimer's patients and their families.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/1433/Pages/HealthDay-2012-9-18-001.aspx
World Lymphoma Awareness Day
from 15 September 2012
to15 September 2012
World Breastfeeding Week
from 01 August 2012
to07 August 2012
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed 1-7 August, 2012, as the World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). It is intended to reiterate the importance of breastfeeding, and the pivotal necessity of supporting it throughout the world. It seeks, also, to trace the results and achievements of the efforts aiming to encourage breastfeeding all over the world.
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
from 26 June 2012
to26 June 2012
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was first appointed in 1986, based on the recommendations made at the International Conference for Narcotics Control, Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
World Blood Donor Day
from 14 June 2012
to14 June 2012
The theme of the 2012 World Blood Donor Day campaign, “Every Blood Donor Is a Hero”, focuses on the idea that every one of us can become a hero by giving blood. While recognizing the silent and unsung heroes who save lives every day through their blood donations, the theme also strongly encourages more people all over the world to donate blood voluntarily and regularly.
World Environment Day
from 05 June 2012
to05 June 2012
This year's World Environment Day commemorates the 40th anniversary of event first launched by the UN General Assembly in 1972, by organizing Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. The theme of this year's Day is: “Green Economy: Does it include you?” It places particular emphasis on the improvement of people's living conditions, and the adoption of justice and equality, along with diminishing environmental risks and increasing the proficiency of human resources.
World No Tobacco Day
from 31 May 2012
to31 May 2012
World Hepatitis Day
from 19 May 2012
to19 May 2012
World Hypertension Day
from 17 May 2012
to17 May 2012
The World Hypertension Day is celebrated every year on May 17th, with the aim to find out the number of cases, and reduce the incidence of arterial hypertension amidst people. According to the National Survey conducted by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on a random sample (form 15 to 64 years), hypertension increased by 21.1% (24.1% in males, and 18.3% in females).