Upcoming Health Events from UPHB Vol 11 Issue 3 of July-Septembber 2026
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week: 18th–24th November 2026
Bacterial antimicrobial resistance was directly responsible for an estimated 1.27 million deaths globally in 2019…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 1st–31st October 2026
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide; in 2022, 2.3 million women were…
International Infection Prevention Week: 18th–24th October 2026
Out of every 100 patients in acute-care hospitals, about seven in high-income countries and 15 in low- and…
World Pneumonia Day: 12th November 2026
Pneumonia is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide; in 2019, it killed 740,180…
World Diabetes Day: 14th November 2026
More than 40% of people living with diabetes worldwide have not been diagnosed.
World Diabetes Day is a global…
World AIDS Day: 1st December 2026
Uganda has reduced new HIV infections from 96,000 in 2010 to 37,000 in 2024, yet infections among adolescent girls…
World Mental Health Day: 10th October 2026
More than one billion people worldwide live with a mental health condition, yet many do not receive the care they…