Month: April 2024

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is a week-long campaign dedicated to talking about mental health problems before, during and after pregnancy. The week is all about: – raising public and professional awareness of perinatal mental health problems – advocating for women and families impacted – changing attitudes – helping people access the information, care and…

World immunisation week, also know as European Immunisation Week (EIW) promotes the core message that immunisation of every child is vital to prevent diseases and protect life. The slogan Prevent. Protect. Immunise. carries this message across the Region. World immunisation week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed…

National Stop Snoring Week is a week to focus on snoring. It is often the source of jokes. But the reality is that it can be a first sign of larger, sometimes unseen, health concerns. This annual week of observance can help raise national awareness about snoring. It also zeroes in on the related health…

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) awareness week 2024 will run from 22 – 28 April. It’s a chance for us to raise awareness and speak up together about the realities of life with MS. Ms has such a wide variety of different symptoms, but often some feel easier to talk about than others. Have you ever felt…

PI Week is observed every year from April 22 to April 29. It is a global initiative that aims to increase awareness and improve the early diagnosis and treatment of primary immunodeficiencies (PI). Did you know that PI is not a single disease? Yes, primary immunodeficiencies are a group of more than 400 rare, chronic…

Every year on 17th April World Haemophilia Day is recognised worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia, von Willebrand disease and other inherited bleeding disorders. On April 17, 2024 the global bleeding disorders community will come together to celebrate World Haemophilia Day. The theme of the event this year is ‘Equitable access for all: recognising all…

Feet. They make their place quietly at the bottom of legs, perpendicular to the body. Although they are rather unassuming, feet are important for humans to remain upright! Some people have strong feelings about feet, whether they love them or are a little repulsed by them. But feet have a tendency to be under appreciated….

Cesarean (C-Section) Awareness Month, Which takes place in April, is a worldwide campaign to educate society about surgical births, their importance, and when they become a problem. A cesarean (C-Section) is a life saving procedure for women in need but is also a problem when performed unnecessarily. In some countries, there is an insufficient number…

Parkinson’s Awareness Week in the U.K. is an annual occasion that begins the day before World Parkinson’s Day. The campaign is to raise awareness across the U.K. and provide support to those living with the condition. Parkinson’s is a rare nervous system disorder that affects movement. The symptoms start gradually in middle-aged and old people….

World health day is celebrated annually and each year draws attention to a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. The date of 7th April marks the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. Around the world, the right to health of millions is increasingly coming under threat. Diseases and…

World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) aims to put a spotlight on the hurdles that people with autism and others living with autism face every day. As a growing global health issue owing to its increasing exposure in the press and common knowledge, autism is an issue that is only gaining more understanding and WAAD activities…

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. Testicular cancer can affect anyone who has testicles, including men, transgender women and people assigned male at birth. Whether you’re one of the 2,300 people diagnosed with testicular cancer each year, or just want to find out more, Macmillan have the information that can help. You can also help…

Family Safety Week is an annual week long campaign from family safety charity RoSPA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents), highlighting the simple measures families can take to help keep themselves and their loved ones safe from serious accidental injury, and heartbreak it can cause. Finding out about common causes of accidents and…

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a fantastic annual opportunity to raise awareness of bowel cancer and funds to support the work. The earlier bowel cancer is spotted, the more treatable it’s likely to be. In fact, more than 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer when it is diagnosed at the earliest stage. However,…

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month falls in April each year. IBS is the most common disorder of the digestive system, with up to one third of the UK population experiencing symptoms. WHAT IS IBS? – IBS is thought to be caused by the gut and brain over-communicating. In other words, talking to one another…

Stress awareness month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. According to the Mental Health Foundation in 2021 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. As part of stress…