Department of Health

Rainier C. Moreno-Lacalle
 Vision of DOH
o Leader, staunch advocate and model
in promoting Health for All in the
Philippines
 Mission of DOH

Guarantee equitable, sustainable and quality

health for all Filipinos
2009 DOH Monthly Program
 January
o Deworming of School Children
(Grade 1-6)- Round
12-16 National Cancer Awareness
Week
21-27 Goiter Awareness Week
25 – World Leprosy Day
 February
o National Health Insurance Program
Month Oral Health Month
o 2-6 National Mental Retardation
Week
4 – World Cancer Day
3rd wk Leprosy Prevention and
Control Week
 March
o Burn Injury Prevention Month
o 8   National Women’s Day
22 World Water Day
24 World TB Day
 April
o Cancer in Children Awareness
Month
o 7   World Health Day
25 World Malaria Day
14-20 Garantisadong Pambata –
Round 1
4th wk Head and Neck Consciousness
Week
 May
o Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Natural Family  Planning Month
o 2         World Asthma Day
12-18  Safe Motherhood Week
17       AIDS Candlelight Memorial
Day
o 31       World No Tobacco Day
 June
o National Kidney Month
No Smoking Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
o 5   World Environmental Day
14 World Blood Donor Day
16-22 Safe Kids Week
23 DOH Anniversary
 July
o National Disaster Consciousness Month
National Blood Donors Month
Nutrition Month
Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6)
Round 2
Schistosomiasis Awareness Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
o  
o 7   National Allergy Day
11 World Population Day
13-17 National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
13-17 National Diabetes Awareness Week
 August
o Family Planning Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Lung Month
National Tuberculosis Awareness Month
Sight-Saving Month
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o 1-7 World Breastfeeding Week
1-7 Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Week
6-12 National Hospital Week
10-14 Asthma Week
11-17 Phil. National Research System  Week
19 – National Tuberculosis day
3rd wk Brain Attack Awareness Week
 September
o Generics Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month
o 1-7 National Epilepsy Awareness
Week
7-11 Obesity Prevention and
Awareness Week
26- World Heart Day
28 World Rabies Day
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 October
o Breast Cancer Awarenss Month
National Children’ Month
o 1-7 Elderly Filipino Week
5-9 National Mental Health Week
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6-12 National Newborn Screening Week
10 – World Mental Health Day
10 – World Sight Day
13-19 Garantisadong Pambata – Round 2
12-16 Health Education Week
12-16 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder Awareness Week
15 Global Handwashing Day
20-26 food Safety Awareness Week
 November
o Cancer Pain Awareness Month
Filariasis Awareness Month
Malaria Awareness Month
Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month
o  
o 2-6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD) Awareness Week
2nd Week National Skin Disease Detection and
Prevention Week
7 National Food Fortification Day
9-13 Deaf Awareness Week
14 World Diabetes Day
16-20 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week
23-29 Population and Development Week
 December
o Firecracker  Injury Prevention
Month
o 1 World AIDS Day
6 National Health Emergency
Preparedness Day
3-9 Ear, Nose and Throat
Consciousness Week
10 National Youth Health Day
o This is from the official website of
DOH

o www.doh.gov.ph