World Diabetes Day 2009
14 November 2009 Theme: Education and Prevention The theme for World Diabetes Day 2009 is education and prevention. It is the first in a cycle that will focus on this aspect for a further 3 years. The...
View ArticleWorld TB Day 2010
Message from Mr Ivan Kotzé, President of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association The Stop TB partnership programme runs from 2006 to 2015. This year is therefore a midpoint and it is appropriate to...
View ArticleWorld Malaria Day 2010
25th April 2010 Message from the President of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association Malaria remains a significant health issue particularly for those of us working in African countries. Although the...
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November 2010, Theme: Diabetes Education and Prevention 2010 marks the second year of the five-year focus on ‘Diabetes education and prevention”, the theme selected by the International Diabetes...
View ArticleWorld Aids Day 2010
World AIDS Day 1 December, 2010 Theme: Universal access and human rights Commonwealth countries make up over 30% of the world’s population. Over 60% of people living with HIV and AIDS reside in...
View ArticleWorld Glaucoma Week – March 9-14, 2014
World Glaucoma Week 2014 – “BIG – is Beat Invisible Glaucoma” campaign Countries are already preparing for the 6th World Glaucoma Week observance to be held March 9-15, 2014. The WGA and WGPA will...
View ArticleWorld Tuberculosis Day – 24th March 2014
The ‘missed’ three million. TB is curable, but our current efforts to find, treat and cure everyone who gets ill with the disease are not sufficient. Of the nine million people a year who get sick with...
View ArticleWorld Malaria Day – 25th April 2014
On 25th April people from all around the globe will participate in various activities to mark ‘World Malaria Day’, an occasion to remind us all about the progress and development of the battle against...
View ArticleCommonwealth Pharmacy Day – 16th June
On June 16 we celebrate Commonwealth Pharmacy Day. The events we hold to mark this occasion highlight the important role of pharmacists as the healthcare team’s specialists on medicines and the...
View ArticleWorld Hepatitis Day – 28th July 2015
World Hepatitis Day: Prevent hepatitis. Act now World Hepatitis Day – 28 July 2015 On World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2015, WHO and partners will urge policy-makers, health workers and the public to act...
View ArticleWorld Pharmacists Day – 25th Sept 2017
This World Pharmacy Day we remember our colleagues in the Commonwealth who have provided care in the face of adversity following recent natural disasters This year, World Pharmacists Day will be...
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