by Smriti Khatri | Jun 14, 2017 | Awareness Day/Month
Nations around the globe celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), every year, on 14th June. The event was established in 2004 not only with the purpose to aware people about the importance and necessity of safe blood and blood products, but also to thank all the blood...
by Ritika Paul | May 31, 2017 | Awareness Day/Month
A yearly celebration since 1987, ‘World No Tobacco Day’ observed on 31st of May, is an initiative by World Health Organization (WHO). The main aim to mark this day is to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco consumption and advocate for implementation of...
by Shilpa Chakrabarti | Mar 21, 2017 | Awareness Day/Month
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. Every year it is observed on 21 March with the same zeal and enthusiasm. On this day, people with Down syndrome and their close friends and...
by Ritika Paul | Oct 25, 2016 | Awareness Day/Month
Facts Approximately 83% of liver cancer cases are diagnosed in developing regions of the world. 1 year survival rate of patients with liver cancer is 44% while the 5-year survival rate is 17%. 1 in 105 men and 1 in 195 women will present liver cancer during their...
by Shilpa Chakrabarti | Oct 19, 2016 | Awareness Day/Month
“Love Your Bones and Protect Your Future” World Osteoporosis Day is observed every year on October 20, with a year-long campaign to raise global awareness on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases. Organized by the...
by Shilpa Chakrabarti | Oct 3, 2016 | Awareness Day/Month
October is the “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”. Breast cancer is the second most common cause of death due to cancer in women, after lung cancer. Lately, there has been an increase in the incidence of breast cancer in the developing world, owing to increase in life...