Dossier
Published by the Medical Mission Group Hospitals and Health Services Cooperative of the Philippines and Final Edition Inc.
April 2000

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.*
 

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