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Health & Social Awareness Days

GK for Exams – Dates, Themes, Memory Tricks

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Introduction

Health and Social Awareness Days are celebrated worldwide to educate the public, reduce stigma, and encourage preventive healthcare.

Directly linked to WHO (World Health Organization) and the United Nations, these are highly important GK topics for all competitive exams.

Memory Trick: "Cancer–TB–Malaria–Tobacco–Blood–Hepatitis–Mental–Diabetes–AIDS → Clean The Mind & Body!"

World Cancer Day

Category Details
Date 4th February
Organized By Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
Objective Awareness, prevention, detection, treatment
Started In 2000, Paris
Theme (2024): "Close the Care Gap."
Trick: "4th Feb – Fight Cancer, Save Life."

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day

Category Details
Date 24th March
Organized By World Health Organization (WHO)
Significance Marks Dr. Robert Koch's discovery (1882)
Objective End TB, raise global awareness
Theme (2024): "Yes! We can end TB."
Trick: "24th March – Koch's TB Discovery Day."

World Malaria Day

Category Details
Date 25th April
Organized By World Health Organization (WHO)
Significance Control and eliminate malaria
Cause Plasmodium parasite (female Anopheles mosquito)
Theme (2024): "Accelerate the fight against malaria for a more equitable world."
Trick: "April 25 – Against the Buzz of Malaria."

World No Tobacco Day

Category Details
Date 31st May
Organized By World Health Organization (WHO)
Started In 1987
Objective Discourage tobacco and encourage health
Theme (2024): "Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference."
Trick: "May 31 – Quit Smoking, Start Living."

World Blood Donor Day

Category Details
Date 14th June
Organized By World Health Organization (WHO)
Significance Honors voluntary blood donors
Birthday of Karl Landsteiner (discovered ABO groups)
Theme (2024): "20 Years of Celebrating Giving: Thank You Blood Donors!"
Trick: "14th June – Type O Thanks Day (O = Blood Type)."

World Hepatitis Day

Category Details
Date 28th July
Organized By World Health Organization (WHO)
Significance Baruch Blumberg – Hepatitis B virus discoverer
Objective Raise awareness, promote vaccination
Theme (2024): "It's Time for Action – Know Hepatitis."
Trick: "July 28 – Hepatitis Awareness w/ Blumberg's Birthday."

World Mental Health Day

Category Details
Date 10th October
Organized By World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), WHO
Objective Promote global mental health, remove stigma
Started In 1992
Theme (2024): "Mental Health is a Universal Human Right."
Trick: "10/10 = Perfect Mental Score!"

World Diabetes Day

Category Details
Date 14th November
Organized By WHO & International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
Significance Frederick Banting's birthday (insulin)
Objective Awareness, prevention, management
Theme (2024): "Access to Diabetes Care – If Not Now, When?"
Trick: "14 Nov = Sweet Awareness (same as Children's Day)."

World AIDS Day

Category Details
Date 1st December
Organized By WHO & UNAIDS
Started In 1988
Objective Unite people against HIV/AIDS
Theme (2024): "Let Communities Lead."
Trick: "1st Dec – Unite Against AIDS."

Summary Table – Health & Social Awareness Days

Key Dates, Organizers, Theme (2024)
Day / Event Date Organized By Theme (2024)
World Cancer Day 4th Feb UICC Close the Care Gap
World TB Day 24th Mar WHO Yes! We can end TB
World Malaria Day 25th Apr WHO Accelerate the fight against malaria
World No Tobacco Day 31st May WHO Protecting Children from Tobacco
World Blood Donor Day 14th Jun WHO 20 Years of Thank You Donors
World Hepatitis Day 28th Jul WHO It's Time for Action
World Mental Health Day 10th Oct WHO/WFMH Mental Health is a Human Right
World Diabetes Day 14th Nov WHO/IDF Access to Diabetes Care
World AIDS Day 1st Dec WHO/UNAIDS Let Communities Lead
Mnemonic: "Feb–Mar–Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Oct–Nov–Dec → Fight Disease, Save Humanity."

Practice Questions (Delhi Police, SSC & Exams)

1

World Cancer Day is observed every year on –

A) 4th February   B) 24th March   C) 31st May   D) 1st December

Category: Health Days

Show Answer

A) 4th February

2

The World TB Day marks the discovery of the bacteria by –

A) Louis Pasteur   B) Edward Jenner   C) Robert Koch   D) Alexander Fleming

Category: Health Days

Show Answer

C) Robert Koch (1882)

3

Which day is celebrated to promote blood donation?

A) 28th July   B) 14th June   C) 31st May   D) 25th April

Category: Health Days

Show Answer

B) 14th June

4

World Hepatitis Day commemorates the birth of –

A) Karl Landsteiner   B) Baruch Blumberg   C) Robert Koch   D) Banting

Category: Health Days

Show Answer

B) Baruch Blumberg

5

World Mental Health Day is observed on –

A) 7th April   B) 10th October   C) 14th November   D) 1st December

Category: Health Days

Show Answer

B) 10th October

6

World Diabetes Day coincides with –

A) National Science Day   B) Children's Day   C) World AIDS Day   D) World Cancer Day

Category: Health Days

Show Answer

B) Children's Day (14th November)

7

World AIDS Day is organized by –

A) WHO & UNAIDS   B) UNICEF   C) UNDP   D) UNESCO

Category: Health Days

Show Answer

A) WHO & UNAIDS

8

Theme of World AIDS Day 2024 is –

A) End Inequalities   B) Let Communities Lead   C) Stop the Spread   D) Together for Change

Category: Health Days

Show Answer

B) Let Communities Lead

Quick Revision – One Line Memory

Date Day Hint
4 Feb World Cancer Day Close the Care Gap
24 Mar World TB Day End TB — Koch's Discovery
25 Apr World Malaria Day Fight the Mosquito
31 May No Tobacco Day Quit Smoking
14 Jun Blood Donor Day Karl Landsteiner's Birthday
28 Jul Hepatitis Day Blumberg's Discovery
10 Oct Mental Health Day Mind Matters
14 Nov Diabetes Day Insulin & Children's Day
1 Dec AIDS Day Let Communities Lead
Mnemonic: "Cancer–TB–Malaria–Tobacco–Blood–Hepatitis–Mental–Diabetes–AIDS. (Fight Diseases Head to Toe!)"

Final Concept Recap

  • World Cancer Day (4 Feb) – Awareness & early detection
  • World TB Day (24 Mar) – Koch's TB bacteria discovery
  • World Malaria Day (25 Apr) – Fight vector-borne diseases
  • No Tobacco Day (31 May) – Quit tobacco habit
  • Blood Donor Day (14 Jun) – Save lives, donate blood
  • Hepatitis Day (28 Jul) – Fight liver infections
  • Mental Health Day (10 Oct) – Break stigma
  • Diabetes Day (14 Nov) – Manage sugar levels
  • AIDS Day (1 Dec) – Unite against HIV/AIDS
One-Line Memory: "From Cancer to AIDS — health is humanity's true wealth!"
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