Department of Health (DOH) Health Calendar 2012

The Department of Health has three major roles in the health of the Filipinos: (1) leadership in health; (2) enabler and capacity builder; and (3) administrator of specific services.

Read the scheduled activities of the Department of Health this 2012

January

• Deworming of School Children (Grades 1-6) Round 1
• National Cancer Consciousness Week January18-22
• Goiter Awareness Week January 24-30
• World Leprosy Day January 29

February 

• Heart Month
• Oral Health Month
• National Health Insurance Program Month
• National Mental Retardation Week February 1-5
• World Cancer Day February 4
• Leprosy Prevention & Control Week 3rd week
• National Rare Disease Week 4th week

March

• Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month
• Rabies Awareness Month
• Burn Injury Prevention Month
• International Women’s Month
• International Women’s Day March 8
• World TB Day March 24

April 

• Cancer in Children Awareness Month
• World Health Day April 7
• Philippine Earth’s Day April 22
• Head and Neck Consciousness Week 4th week
• World Malaria Day April 25

May

• Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
• Road Safety Month
• World Asthma Day May 2
• Safe Motherhood Week May 10-14
• AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day May 15
• World Hypertension Day May 19
• World No Tobacco Day May 31

June

• Dengue Awareness Month
• National Kidney Month
• No Smoking Month
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• Safe Kids Week June 14-18
• National Poison Prevention Week 4th week
• World Blood Donor Day June 14
• DOH Anniversary June 23
• National Patient Safety Day June 25

 July 

• Deworming of School Children ( Grades 1-6) Round 2
• National Blood Donors’ Month
• Nutrition Month
• National Disaster Consciousness Month
• Schistosomiasis Awareness Month
• National Allergy Day July 8
• World Population Day July 11
• National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week July 12-17
• National Diabetes Awareness Week July 25-29

 August

• Family Planning Month
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month
• National Lung Month
• National Tuberculosis Awareness Month
• Sight -Saving Month
• National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
• Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Week August 2-6
• National Hospital Week August 6-12
• Philippine National Research System Week August 11-17
• Asthma Week August 16-20
• National Tuberculosis Day August 19
• Brain Attack Awareness Week 3rd week

 September 

• Blood Diseases Month
• Generics Awareness Month
• Liver Cancer Awareness Month
• National Epilepsy Awareness Week September 1-7
• Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week September 7-11
• World Heart Day September 26
• World Rabies Day September 28

October 

• National Children’s Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Elderly Filipino Week October 1-7
• National Mental Health Week October 4-8
• National Newborn Screening Week October 4-8
• World Mental Health Day October 10
• World Sight Day October 11
• Bone and Joint Awareness Week October 11-15
• Garantisadong Pambata Week October 11-15
• Global Handwashing Day October 15
• Health Education Week October 18-22
• National Attention Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder
• Awareness Week October 18-22
• Food Safety Awareness Week October 25-29
• World Psoriasis Day October 29

November

• Cancer Pain Awareness Month
• Filariasis Awareness Month
• Traditional & Alternative Health Care Month
• Malaria Awareness Month
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ( COPD)
• Awareness Week November 1-5
• National Food Fortification Day November 7
• National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention
• Week 2nd Week
• Deaf Awareness Week November 8-12
• World Diabetes Day November 14
• Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week November 15-19
• World Toilet Day November 19
• Climate Change Consciousness Week November 19-25
• National Consciousness Week Against
• Counterfeit Medicine November 21-25
• Population and Development Week November 22-26
• 18- Day Campaign to end Violence Against Women (VAW) Nov. 25-Dec. 12

December 

• Firecrackers Injury Prevention Month
• World AIDS Day December 1
• Ear, Nose and Throat Consciousness Week December 3-9
• National Youth Health Day December 10
• Linggo ng Kabataan 2nd Week
• National Health Emergency Preparedness Day December 6

Source:
http://www.doh.gov.ph/annual_calendar