Dentists aren’t the most popular people in the world. But without them, we’d all have terrible teeth, and no doubt forget to floss or get regular check-ups. What would we do without dentists when we get tooth-ache, and need help with braces and fillings? This Dentist Day, consider that...
World Malaria Day is commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria. In 2009, 781 000 people died from malaria, mainly women and children in Africa. World Malaria Day was established in...
This commemoration day was initialized by the Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe e.V. (German Brain Tumor Association) in 2000. Because brain tumors occur rather seldom in comparison to other cancers, they are little-noticed by the public. The goal is to direct international public attention to people...
Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. Transfusion of blood and blood products helps...
How boring would our world be if everyone had the same colored eyes? About 1% of the population has Heterochromia - the condition that causes different colored eyes. Eye color often is the genetic trait that fascinates parents the most as a child develops. The colored part of your eye is...
Established in 2009, World Pneumonia Day is marked every year on November 12th to: raise awareness about pneumonia, the world’s leading killer of children under the age of five; promote interventions to protect against, prevent and treat pneumonia; and generate action to combat...