S/N Date/Week Title 2023 Theme
1 January 4 World Braille Day Accessibility and Inclusion
2 January 24 International Day of Education To invest in people, prioritize education
3 January 30 World Leprosy Day Act Now: End Leprosy
4 February 4 World Cancer Day Close the Care Gap
5 February 6 International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM Partnering with Men and Boys to End FGM
6 February 11 International Day of Women and Girls in Science Innovate. Demonstrate. Elevate. Advance.
7 February 20 World Day of Social Justice Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities
8 March 1 Zero Discrimination Day Save lives: Decriminalize
9 March 3 World Hearing Day Ear and hearing care for all!
10 March 8 International Women’s Day DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality
11 March 20 International Day of Happiness Be Mindful, Be Grateful, Be Kind
12 March 21 World Down Syndrome Day With Us, Not For Us
13 March 24 World Tuberculosis Day Yes! We can end TB!
14 April 2 World Autism Awareness Day Transforming the Narrative: Contributions at Home, at Work, in the Arts, and in Policymaking
15 April 7 World Health Day Health for All
16 April 17 World Hemophilia Day Access for All: Prevention of Bleeds as the Global Standard of Care
17 April 22 Earth Day Invest in Our Planet
18 April 25 World Malaria Day Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement
19 April 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work A safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right at work
20 May 5 International Day of the Midwife Together Again: From Evidence to Reality
21 May 8 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day Everything we do comes #fromtheheart
22 May 12 International Nurses Day Our Nurses. Our Future.
23 May 15 International Day of Families Demographic Trends and Families
24 May 31 World No Tobacco Day We need food, not tobacco
25 June 5 World Environment Day Solutions to plastic pollution
26 June 14 World Blood Donor Day Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often
27 June 19 World Sickle Cell Day Shine the Light on Sickle Cell
28 June 20 World Refugee Day Hope away from home
29 July 11 World Population Day Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities
30 July 28 World Hepatitis Day We’re not waiting
31 August 1-7 World Breastfeeding Week Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a difference for working parents
32 August 19 World Humanitarian Day No Matter What
33 September 4-10 National Suicide Prevention Week Creating Hope Through Action
34 September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day Creating Hope Through Action
35 September 21 World Alzheimer’s Day Never too early, never too late
36 September 28 World Rabies Day All for 1, One Health for all
37 October 1 International Day of Older Persons Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World
38 October 10 World Mental Health Day Mental health is a universal human right
39 October 12 World Arthritis Day Real Pain, Real Arthritis
40 October 15 Global Handwashing Day Clean Hands are within reach
41 October 16 World Food Day Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind
42 October 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Decent work and social protection: putting dignity in practice for all
43 October 20 World Osteoporosis Day Build Better Bones
44 November 14 World Diabetes Day Access to Diabetes Care
45 November 19 World Toilet Day Sanitation and Groundwater
46 November 20 Universal Children’s Day Inclusion, for every child
47 December 1 World AIDS Day End inequalities. End AIDS
48 December 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable world
49 December 10 Human Rights Day Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
50 December 12 Universal Health Coverage Day Build the world we want: A healthy future for all