In the Philippines, we celebrate December 6 of every year as National Health Emergency Preparedness Day by the virtue of Proclamation No. 705 series of 1995.
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World Aids Day
The first AIDS case in the Philippines was recorded in 1984, with the death of a foreign national from pneumonia. In 1987, the Department of Health established the HIV/AIDS Registry, a passive form of reporting system, to help monitor the HIV epidemic in the country.
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Filariasis Awareness Month
Lymphatic Filariasis known as “Elephantiasis”, is a chronic parasitic infection that puts at risk more than a billion people in 83 countries including the Philippines.
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women in the Philippines. According to the Philippine Statistics of Authority and the Department of Health, it shows that three in every 100 Filipino women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime,
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