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2025 Health Awareness Calendar

January 2025

SunSmart Skin Cancer Awareness Month

4	World Braille Day
25	World Leprosy Day

February 2025

Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Month

Reproductive Health Month

3–7	STI/Condom Week
3–7	Pregnancy Awareness Week
4	World Cancer Day
10	International Epilepsy Day
10–16	National Epilepsy Week
21	Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Day

March 2025

TB Awareness Month

3	World Hearing Day
3	World Birth Defects Day
4	World Obesity Day
8	International Women’s Day
9–15	World Glaucoma Week
12	World Glaucoma Day
13	World Kidney Day
20	World Head Injury Awareness Day
21	World Down Syndrome Day
17–23	South African Library Week
24	World TB Day

April 2025

Health Awareness Month

2	World Autism Awareness Day
7	World Health Day
10–12	Africa Children’s Summit
17	World Haemophilia Day
22	International Mother Earth Day
24–30	Africa Vaccination Week
25	World Malaria Day
27	Freedom Day

May 2025

Anti-tobacco Campaign Month

Burns Awareness Month

International Multiple Sclerosis Month

4–10	Hospice Week
5	World Hand Hygiene Day
5	International Midwives Day
5–9	National Burns Awareness Week
8	World Red Cross Day
10	Global Move for Health Day
12	International Nurses Day
12–18	World Salt Awareness Week
15 May – 15 Jun	Go Turquoise for the Elderly Campaign
17	World Hypertension Day
25 May – 1 Jun	Child Protection Week
28	International Day of Action for Women’s Health
31	World No Tobacco Day

June 2025

Men’s Health Month

National Blood Donor Month

National Youth Month

1	International Children’s Day
14	World Blood Donor Day
15	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16	Youth Day
22–27	SANCA Drug Awareness Week

July 2025

Mental Illness Awareness Month

1–5	Corporate Wellness Week
18	Nelson Mandela International Day
28	World Hepatitis Day

August 2025

National Women’s Month

Child Health Month

Organ and Tissue Donor Month

1–7	World Breastfeeding Week
1–7	Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Awareness Week
4 Aug – 28 Sept	HPV Vaccine 2nd round
9	National Women’s Day
12	International Youth Day
26–31	African Traditional Medicine Week
31	African Traditional Medicine Day

September 2025

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Eye Care Awareness Month

Heart Awareness Month

1–5	National Kidney Awareness Week
17	World Patient Safety Day
21	World Alzheimer’s Day
22–28	World Retina Week
25	World Pharmacist Day
26	World Contraception Day
28	World Rabies Day
29	World Heart Day

October 2025

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

Eye Care Awareness Month

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month

Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month

9	World Sight Day
10	World Mental Health Day
12–20	World Bone and Joint Week
13–19	School Health Week
15	Global Handwashing Day
16	Restart a Heart Day
16	World Spine Day
17	World Trauma Day
20	World Osteoporosis Day
24	World Polio Day

November 2025

Quality Month

Red Ribbon Month (HIV/AIDS awareness)

Disability Rights Awareness Month (3 Nov – 3 Dec)

1	National Children’s Day
6	SADC Malaria Day
8	World Radiography Day
13	World Quality Day
13–15	Rotary Family Health Day (RFHD)
14	World Diabetes Day
17	World Prematurity Day
18–24	World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
25	International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 Nov – 10 Dec	16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children

December 2025

Prevention of Injuries Month

SunSmart Skin Cancer Awareness Month (1 Dec – 31 Jan)

Red Ribbon Month (HIV/AIDS awareness)

1	World AIDS Day
3	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5	International Volunteer Day
10	International Human Rights Day
12	Universal Health Coverage Day