International Health Calendar 2025

GLOBAL HEALTH-AWARENESS CALENDAR 2025


JANUARY

  • January – Cervical Health Awareness Month

  • 26 Jan – Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day

FEBRUARY

  • February – Autoimmune Encephalitis Awareness Month

  • 4 Feb – World Cancer Day

  • 11 Feb – International Day of Women and Girls in Science (STEM & health parity)

  • 25 Feb – 3 Mar – World Hearing Week

  • 28 Feb – Rare Disease Day
     → Addison’s Disease, Adult Still’s Disease, Agammaglobulinemia, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Behçet’s, Castleman Disease, CIDP, Churg-Strauss (EGPA), Guillain-Barré, Neuromyelitis Optica, Schmidt Syndrome, Scleritis, SPS, Susac’s, Sympathetic Ophthalmia, Takayasu’s, TTP, Tolosa-Hunt, Transverse Myelitis, UCTD, Uveitis, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada, Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

MARCH

  • March – Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month

  • March – Endometriosis Awareness Month

  • March – Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

  • 3 Mar – World Hearing Day

  • 8 Mar – International Women’s Day (health equity)

  • 11 Mar – World Narcolepsy Day

  • 13–19 Mar – Brain Awareness Week

  • 20 Mar – World Oral Health Day

  • 21 Mar – World Down Syndrome Day

  • 22 Mar – World Water Day

  • 24 Mar – World Tuberculosis Day

APRIL

  • April – Fabry Awareness Month

  • April – Sjögren’s Awareness Month

  • April – Sarcoidosis Awareness Month

  • April – Parkinson’s Awareness Month

  • 2 Apr – World Autism Awareness Day

  • 7 Apr – World Health Day (WHO)

  • 11 Apr – World Parkinson’s Day

  • 13 Apr – FND (Functional Neurological Disorder) Awareness Day

  • 15–21 Apr – Osteopathy Awareness Week

  • 20 Apr – World Liver Day

  • 24–30 Apr – World Immunisation Week

  • 25 Apr – World Malaria Day

  • 30 Apr – 4 May – Clinical Trials Awareness Week

MAY

  • May – Arthritis Awareness Month (includes Rheumatoid, Psoriatic, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Juvenile)

  • May – Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Month

  • May – Coeliac (Celiac) Awareness Month

  • May – Fibromyalgia Awareness Month

  • May – Myositis Awareness Month (Dermatomyositis, Inclusion Body Myositis, Polymyositis)

  • May – Behçet’s Awareness Month

  • May – Graves’ Disease Awareness Month

  • May – Vasculitis Awareness Month (includes Temporal/Giant Cell Arteritis)

  • May – Thyroid Awareness Month (includes Hashimoto’s, Thyroid Eye Disease)

  • May – Lyme Disease Awareness Month

  • 1 May – World Asthma Day

  • 8 May – National Amyloidosis Day

  • 10 May – World Lupus Day

  • 12 May – International ME/CFS Awareness Day

  • 16 May – HAE Day (Hereditary Angioedema)

  • 17 May – World Hypertension Day

  • 19 May – World IBD Day (includes Crohn's and Colitis)

  • 25 May – World Thyroid Day

  • 25 May – World MS Day (varies—last Wednesday in May)

  • 27 May – 2 Jun – Cancer Research Awareness Week

  • 31 May – World No Tobacco Day

JUNE

  • June – Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

  • June – Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

  • June – Scleroderma Awareness Month

  • June – Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Awareness Week

  • 14 Jun – World Blood Donor Day

  • 18–24 Jun – World Continence Week

  • 21 Jun – International Day of Yoga

  • 25 Jun – World Vitiligo Day

JULY

  • July – Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

  • 8 Jul – World Skin Health Day

  • 28 Jul – World Hepatitis Day

AUGUST

  • 1–7 Aug – World Breastfeeding Week

  • August – Psoriasis Awareness Month

SEPTEMBER

  • September – International Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

  • September – Alopecia Areata Awareness Month

  • September – ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura) Awareness Month

  • 8 Sep – World First Aid Day

  • 10 Sep – World Suicide Prevention Day

  • 21 Sep – World Alzheimer’s Day

  • 21 Sep – World Gratitude Day

  • 25 Sep – World Pharmacists Day

  • 29 Sep – World Heart Day

OCTOBER

  • October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  • October – Raynaud’s Phenomenon Awareness Month

  • October – Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Awareness Month

  • October – World Mental Health Awareness Month

  • 5 Oct – World Smile Day

  • 10 Oct – World Mental Health Day

  • 12 Oct – World Arthritis Day

  • 15 Oct – Global Handwashing Day

  • 20 Oct – World Osteoporosis Day

  • 29 Oct – World Stroke Day

NOVEMBER

  • November – Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

  • November – Epilepsy Awareness Month

  • November – Diabetes Awareness Month (includes Type 1 Diabetes)

  • 12–18 Nov – World Antibiotic Awareness Week

  • 14 Nov – World Diabetes Day

  • 17 Nov – World Prematurity Day

  • 19 Nov – International Men’s Day (focus on men’s health)

  • 25 Nov – International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

DECEMBER

  • 1 Dec – World AIDS Day

  • 3 Dec – International Day of Persons with Disabilities

  • 5 Dec – International Volunteer Day

  • 12 Dec – Universal Health Coverage Day

While “Rare Disease Day” is consistently 28 Feb in 2025 (last day of February) some events might have alternate schedules in specific countries.

Some of the monthly observances (e.g., “Arthritis Awareness Month”, “Thyroid Awareness Month”, “Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Month”) may vary by country or advocacy group, so you may wish to double-check for your location if needed.

 

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