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FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME DISORDER AWARENESS DAY 2021

When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, it enters the bloodstream and reaches the developing fetus by crossing the placenta, the fetus metabolizes alcohol slower than in adults, thereby increasing alcohol concentration in the fetus bloodstream, this interferes with the delivery of oxygen and optimal nutrition to the developing baby, hence, causing harm to the development of tissues and organs, followed by permanent brain damage to the fetus.

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Diseases & Conditions

World Hepatitis Day ’21

This year’s theme is “Hepatitis can’t wait”, conveying the urgency of efforts needed to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. With a person dying every 30 seconds from a hepatitis-related illness – even in the current COVID-19 crisis – we can’t wait to act on viral hepatitis.

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WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY

Celebrated yearly on the 19th of June, is the World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The theme for this year is “Shine the Light on Sickle Cell”.

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Diseases & Conditions

WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY

Today May 17, we join the rest of the world to mark World Hypertension Day. The theme for this year is “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control

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Diseases & Conditions

WORLD MALARIA DAY

Today April 25, we join the rest of the world to mark World Malaria Day. The theme for this year is “Zero Malaria – Draw the Line Against Malaria”. Malaria

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Diseases & Conditions

WORLD MENINGITIS DAY

Today April 24, we join the rest of the world to mark World Meningitis Day that helps to raise awareness about meningitis. Meningitis is the

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Diseases & Conditions

World Glaucoma Week 2021

Welcome to World Glaucoma Week 2021. World Glaucoma Week is an initiative that promotes the awareness of Glaucoma. This year’s theme is “The World is

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International Women’s Day 2021

Today March 8, 2021 marks International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge. It is a day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political

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Diseases & Conditions

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is celebrated on June 19th of each year. The international awareness day is observed annually with the goal to increase public

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SAFE BLOOD SAVES LIVES

This year World Blood Donor Day is celebrated today June 14, 2020. The event serves to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gift

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CANCER

Overview Cancer refers to any one of a large number of diseases characterized by the development of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably and have the

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CORONAVIRUS

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle

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LASSA FEVER

Lassa fever is an acute febrile illness, with bleeding and death in severe cases. It is caused by the Lassa fever virus with an incubation

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LEPROSY

Leprosy (also known as Hanson’s disease) is a long-lasting infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (Bacteria).Every year over 3500 people are diagnosed with leprosy and about

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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and

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Poliomyelitis

On 24th October 2019, WHO marked the World Polio Day. Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children under 5

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World Sight Day

World Sight Day—the most important advocacy and communications day in the eye health calendar—is on 10 October 2019.  It aims to focus global attention on

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World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world

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WORLD DEAF DAY

World Deaf Day is celebrated every year in last week (last Sunday) of the month of September to draw the attention of general public, politicians

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