Organ Donation Awareness Week
Organ Donor Awareness Week 2024 will take place from 20-27 April. The campaign's message is 'Don't Leave Your Loved Ones in Doubt, #LeaveNoDoubt' emphasising the need for family conversation and letting …
World Immunization Week
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases. The goal of World Immunization Week is …
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Every 28 April, the International Labour Organization commemorates the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, focusing on a timely theme related to occupational safety and health. This year, …
Cavernoma Awareness Month
Cavernoma Ireland is a voluntary support group whose mission is to help people living in Ireland who are affected by cavernoma, including friends, family, carers and professionals. They aim to …
Cancer Survivors Day
Cancer survivorship represents a unique phase in the cancer journey, marked by triumph over the disease and the challenges that come with it. It encompasses physical, emotional, and psychosocial aspects …
Scoot to School Week
Leading environmental management and education programme for schools. Promoting long-term, whole-school action for the environment Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community. The programme is operated …
National Carers’ Week
“We are looking forward to co-ordinating another Carers Week for 2024 which will be running from June 10th to June 16th. All our partners will endeavour to make this week …
Men’s Health Awareness Week
International Men's Health Week (MHW) always begins on the Monday before Father's Day and ends on Father's Day itself. During 2024, it will run from Monday 10th until Sunday 16th …
Sarcoma Awareness Month
Sarcoma is very rare, and more research needs to be done to fully understand how these cancers develop and how best to diagnose and treat them. There are two main …
World Hepatitis Day
In 2016 the Irish government along with all other member states signed up to commit to ensuring the elimination of viral hepatitis as a major public health threat by 2030 (i.e. …
International Day of Friendship
Sharing the human spirit through friendship Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division — such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses — among many others — …
World Breastfeeding Week
Breastfeeding is a universal solution that gives everyone a fair start in life and lays the foundation for good health and survival of children and women. Find out more about …