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World Days
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Tobacco breaks hearts: World No Tobacco Day 2018
World Days | 30th May 2018
Tobacco and heart disease is the theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), 31 May.
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Say ‘Ahh’ for a healthy mouth, and body
World Days | 19th March 2018
World Oral Health Day (WOHD) 2018, on 20 March, marks the launch of the three-year Say ‘Ahh’ campaign. Created by the World Dental Federation (FDI) the campaign aims to educate people of the need to keep a healthy mouth in order to maintain overall health and quality of life.
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World Kidney Day 2018 focusing on women
World Days | 06th March 2018
As a tribute to women, World Kidney Day (8 March) will highlight the unique issues and risks that women face for their kidney health.
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US doctor learns lessons in Rwanda’s first cancer ward
World Days | 29th January 2018
This year's theme for World Cancer Day is We Can. I Can. The goal: to highlight how everyone can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer.
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Returning to work after a cancer diagnosis
World Days | 15th January 2018
Many people living with cancer want to return to work. They mention both financial and emotional reasons for going back to work, with a job restoring normality, stability, social contact and income.
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Women disproportionately affected as diabetes numbers climb
World Days | 13th November 2017
Women with diabetes face unique and multiple barriers to accessing cost-effective diabetes prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and care, found the 8th edition of the Diabetes Atlas.
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Love your bones – Protect your future
World Days | 18th October 2017
Worldwide, fractures due to osteoporosis affect one in three women, and one in five men, ages 50 or over. Only a minority of patients are diagnosed and receive treatment.
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Mentally healthy at work
World Days | 09th October 2017
Our working environment can have a major impact on our mental health. Recognising this, the WHO has made Mental health in the workplace the theme for World Mental Health Day 2017, 10 October.