Events & Academic Calendar
Events and Academic Calendar will be updated regularly.
January 2022
SunSmart Skin Cancer Awareness Month
February 2022
Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Month | Reproductive Health Month | Environmental Health Awareness Month
World Cancer Day
04 | 02 | 2022
International Epilepsy Day
14 | 02 | 2022
National Epilepsy Week
8 – 14 | 02 | 2022
Pregnancy Awareness Week
10-16 | 02 | 2022
Health Lifestyle Awareness Day
18 | 02 | 2022
March 2022
TB Awareness Month
World Hearing Day
World Birth Defects Day
World Obesity Day
03-04 | 03 | 2022
World Glaucoma Week
6-12 | 03 | 2022
International Women’s Day
8 | 03 | 2022
World Salt Awareness Week
14-20 | 03 | 2022
World Head Injury Awareness Day
20 | 03 | 2022
Human Rights Day
World Down Syndrome Day
21 | 03 | 2022
World TB Day
24 | 03 | 2022
April 2022
Health Awareness Month
May 2022
Anti-tobacco Campaign Month | Burns Awareness Month | International Multiple Sclerosis Month
Hospice Week
01-07 | 05 | 2022
World Hand Hygiene Day International Midwives Day
05 | 05 | 2022
International Women’s Day
8 | 03 | 2022
National Burns Awareness Week
06-12 | 05 | 2022
Global Move for Health Day
10 | 05 | 2022
International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases International Nurses Day
12 | 05 | 2022
International Day of Action for Women’s Health
12 | 05 | 2022
Go Turquoise for the Elderly Campaign
15-15 | 05 – 06 | 2022
Child Protection Week
29-05 | 05 – 06 | 2022
World Hypertension Day
17 | 05 | 2022
World No Tobacco Day
31 | 05 | 2022
June 2022
Men’s Health Month | National Blood Donor Month | National Youth Month | Go Turquoise for the Elderly Campaign
International Children’s Day
01 | 06 | 2022
World Environment Day National Cancer Survivors Day
05 | 06 | 2022
World Heart Rhythm Week
07-13| 06 | 2022
World Blood Donor Day
14 | 06 | 2022
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
15 | 06 | 2022
Youth Day
16 | 06 | 2022
SANCA Drug Awareness Week
20-26 | 06 | 2022
World Vitiligo Day
25 | 06 | 2022
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26 | 06 | 2022
July 2022
Mental Illness Awareness Month
Corporate Wellness Week
04-08 | 07 | 2022
World Population Day
11 | 07 | 2022
Nelson Mandela International Day
18 | 07 | 2022
World Hepatitis Day
28 | 07 | 2022
August 2022
Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month (15 August to 15 October)
National Women’s Month | Organ Donor Month | Child Heath Month
World Breastfeeding Week
01-07 | 08 | 2022
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Awareness Week
01-07 | 08 | 2022
Polio Awareness Week
07 -13 | 08 | 2022
National Women’s Day
09 | 08 | 2022
International Youth Day
12 | 08 | 2022
African Traditional Medicine Week
26-31 | 08 | 2022
African Traditional Medicine Day
31 | 08 | 2022
September 2022
Albinism Awareness Month |Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month (15 August to 15 October) | Cervical Cancer Awareness Month | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | Eye Care Awareness Month (20 September to 17 October) | Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month | Heart Awareness Month | National Month of Deaf People | National Oral Health Month | Pharmacy Month
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination second round
01-31 | 09-10| 2022
National Kidney Awareness Week
05-09 | 09 | 2022
International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
09 | 09 | 2022
International Gynaecological Health Day
10 | 09 | 2022
National Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Day
14 | 09| 2022
Sunflower Day
16 | 09 | 2022
World Patient Safety Day
17 | 09 | 2022
World Retina Week
19-25 | 09| 2022
World Alzheimer’s Day
21 | 09 | 2022
World Retina Day
24 | 09 | 2022
World Pharmacist Day
25 | 09| 2022
World Environmental Health Day
26 | 09 | 2022
World Contraception Day
26 | 09 | 2022
World Rabies Day
28 | 09| 2022
World Heart Day
29 | 09 | 2022
October 2022
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month | Bone Marrow Stem Cell Donation and Leukaemia Awareness Month (15 August to 15 October) | Eye Care Awareness Month (21 September to 18 October) | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Mental Health Awareness Month
International Day of Older Persons
01 | 10| 2022
Back Care Awareness Week
04-08 | 10 | 2022
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
08 | 10 | 2022
National Nutrition Week
09-15 | 10 | 2022
National Case Management Week (final confirmation will only be in January 2022 about this date)
09-15 | 10| 2022
World Mental Health Day
10 | 10 | 2022
School Health Week
10-14 | 10 | 2022
World Arthritis Day
12 | 10 | 2022
World Bone and Joint Week
12-20 | 10 | 2022
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
World Sight Day
13 | 10 | 2022
Global Handwashing Day
13 | 10 | 2022
World Food Day
World Spine Day
World Restart A Heart Day
16 | 10 | 2022
World Trauma Day International Day for the Eradication of Poverty National Emergency Medical Services Day
17 | 10 | 2022
World Polio Day
24 | 10 | 2022
World Stroke Day
29 | 10 | 2022
National Down Syndrome Day World Osteoporosis Day
20 | 10 | 2022
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
23-29 | 10 | 2022
Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day
30 | 10 | 2022
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day
21 | 10 | 2022
National Stroke Week
28-03 | 10-11 | 2022
November 2022
Quality Month | Red Ribbon Month | Disability Rights Awareness Month (3 November to 3 December)
Rotary Family Health Day Outreach Campaign
02-04 | 11 | 2022
National Children’s Day
05 | 11 | 2022
SACD Malaria Day
06 | 11 | 2022
World Radiography Day
08 | 11 | 2022
World Quality Day
10| 11 | 2022
World Diabetes Day
14| 11 | 2022
World Prematurity Day
17 | 11 | 2022
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
18-24 | 11 | 2022
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
25 | 11 | 2022
16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children
25-10 | 11-12 | 2022
December 2022
Prevention of Injuries Month | SunSmart Skin Cancer Awareness Month (1 December to 31 January)
World AIDS Day
01 | 12 | 2022
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
03 | 12 | 2022
International Volunteer Day
05 | 12 | 2022
International Human Rights Day
10 | 12 | 2022
Universal Health Coverage Day
12 | 12 | 2022
World Diabetes Day
14| 11 | 2022
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