As Malaria results in up to 3 million deaths annually, most of them children, this Day seeks to remind the world of its responsibility to commit the resources needed to control this preventable and treatable disease.... Read More
International ME Awareness Month 2009 is a wordlwide collaboration of ME charities and organisations aiming to raise awareness of the neurological illness myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).... Read More
Highlighting the fact that every day, more than 5 million people worldwide struggle with the often debilitating health consequences of lupus.... Read More
Fruity Friday is an annual awareness and fundraising campaign, held by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK), to increase public awareness of the links between diet, nutrition and cancer prevention, and to raise valuable funds for our cancer research and education programmes.... Read More
Aimed at raising public and media awareness about the many different allergies that are now becoming increasingly common, from hayfever to allergies to cat hair and providing advice and information to allergy sufferers.... Read More
National Men's Health Week 2009 will focus on the issue of improving men's use of services to reduce the risks to their health and wellbeing.... Read More
Campaigning to educate and inform front line medical staff and increase public awareness of the positive benefits of Organ & Tissue Donation for transplantation.... Read More
International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day - aims to raise awareness of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) - the biggest cause of non-genetic mental handicap in the western world and the only one that is 100% preventable.... Read More
Alerting people of the need for timely intervention with prostate cancer, national urological societies across Europe are holding an annual Prostate Awareness Day.... Read More
World Lymphoma Awareness Day - aims to increase awareness of this widely unknown cancer of the lymphatic system, which is one of the fastest growing cancer types worldwide. ... Read More
Improving awareness of the ataxias, rare neurological disorders, and encouraging people affected by ataxia to meet and help others in a similar position.... Read More
'Helping children with tumours' - campaigning to raise awareness of Tuberous Sclerosis as well as fundraising for research, support, welfare, care and education of TS sufferers and their families. ... Read More
Everyone across the UK is being urged to make sure you wear your jeans, get 'denimised' and help children suffering from genetic disorders.... Read More
On World Arthritis Day, people with arthritis from around the world join together to make their voices heard and raise awareness of arthritis.... Read More
Encephalitis Awareness Week is one of the major opportunities in the year when members, supporters and friends campaign to raise awareness of this potentially devastating, even fatal, disease.... Read More
World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) provides an all-important focal point for informing and educating the general public and policy makers about the prevention of a disease which still suffers from poor general awareness. With the number of participating countries and scheduled events increasing steadily year by year, the impact of WOD has grown significa... Read More
Celebrating the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which lead to the discovery of insulin in October 1921. ... Read More
Commemorated around the globe - the campaign celebrates progress made in the battle against the epidemic - and brings into focus remaining challenges.... Read More
The annual observance of the Day aims to increase awareness and understanding of disability issues and trends, and to mobilise support for practical action at all levels, by, with and for persons with disabilities.... Read More