Events

Theme: #VaccinesWork World Immunization Week – celebrated in the last week of April – aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective...

Celebrated every year, on 31 May, the annual campaign is an opportunity to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure, and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form. The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is on "tobacco and lung health." The...

World Malaria Day is a day marked to highlight the global efforts to control malaria and celebrate the gains that have been made. Since 2000, the world has made historic progress against malaria, saving millions of lives. However, half the world still lives at risk from this preventable, treatable...

World Health Day 2019 will focus on Universal Health Coverage for Everyone, Everywhere Universal Health Coverage (UHC) means that all people have access, without any kind of discrimmination, to comprehensive quality services, wherever they need them, without facing financial difficulties. It...

Raising awareness of the invisible symptoms and unseen impact of MS. World MS Day is a day to celebrate global solidarity and hope for the future for people with multiple sclerosis. World MS Day 2019 will take place on 30th May under the campaign titled ‘My Invisible MS’ (#MyInvisibleMS) with the...

Every April 17 World Haemophilia Day is recognised worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. This is a critical effort since with increased awareness comes better diagnosis and access to care for the millions who remain without treatment. The day is a...

World TB Day celebrated on 24 March each year, is an opportunity to raise awareness about the burden of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide and the status of TB prevention and care efforts. It is also an opportunity to mobilize political and social commitment for further progress in efforts to end TB. The...

Organised by the NGO Committee co-founders (EURORDIS and Ågrenska) and Rare Diseases International, this is the second high-level event of the NGO Committee for Rare Diseases and will be taking place to mark the occasion of Rare Disease Day 2019 happening on 28 February. Over 30 speakers...

This webinar that's part of a series of three will focus on the essesnce and innovative components of measurement and evaluation (M&E)of social outcomes of new business models and healthcare system strengthening interventions to better understand their effects and practical relevance. Novartis...