Health Events 2000
(From the DOH web site)
APRIL
7 World Health Day
12 5th International Noise
Awareness Day
17-21 Araw ng Sangkap Pinoy
(ASAP)
MAY
7 Araw ni Inay
21 AIDS Candlelight Memorial
28 International Day for
Action
on Women’s Health
31 World No Tobacco Day
JUNE
5 World Environment Day
5-9 Radiation Health Awareness
Week
6 Safe Drinking Water Congress
2
9 7th Annual Star Awards
Ceremony
for Quality X-Ray Services
12-16 Schistosomiasis Awareness
Week
23 DOH Anniversary
JULY
1-7 National Disaster Consciousness
Week
16-22 National Disability
Prevention
and Rehabilitation Week
24-28 National Diabetes
Awareness Week
AUGUST
1 Family Planning Day
1-7 Mother Baby-Friendly
Initiative Week and
Hospital as Center of
Wellness Program
6-12 National Hospital
Week
7-11 Asthma Week
19 National TB Day
28 Baby Watch
SEPTEMBER
None
OCTOBER
2 World Global Embrace
2-6 Mental Health Week
2-6 Filipino Elderly Week
9-13 National Osteoporosis
Awareness Week
9-13 National Health Education
Week
20 World Osteoporosis Day
NOVEMBER
6-10 Deafness Awareness
Week
6-10 National Drug Abuse
Prevention Week
10 World Diabetes Day
15 International Day of
Commemoration
27-30 Araw ng Sangkap Pinoy
30 National Deworming Day
DECEMBER
1 World AIDS Day
11 World Asthma Day
21-31 Oplan Iwas Paputok.*