DOH Annual Calendar

January 2013
Deworming of School Children (Grades 1-6) 3rd week - National Cancer Awareness Week 24-30 29 - Goiter Awareness Week World Leprosy Day

February 2013
Heart Month Oral Health Month National Health Insurance Program Month 1-5 4 3rd - National Mental Retardation Week World Cancer Day week - Leprosy Prevention and Control Week

4th week - National Rare Disease Week

March 2013
Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month Rabies Awareness Month Burn Injury Prevention Month International Womens Month 8 24 - International Women's Day - World TB Day

April 2013
Cancer in Children Awareness Month 7 22 25 - World Health Day - Philippine Earth's Day - World Malaria Day

4th week - Head and Neck Consciousness Week

May 2013
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Road Safety Month 7 17 19 - World Asthma Day - Worl Hypertension Day - AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day 10-14 - Safe Motherhood Week

June 2013
Dengue Awareness Month National Kidney Month

No Smoking Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 14 14-18 23 25 26 - World Blood Donor Day - Safe Kids Week - DOH Anniversary - National Patient Safety Day - International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

4th week - National Poison Prevention Week

July 2013
Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6) Round 2 National Blood Donors Month Nutrition Month National Disaster Consciousness Month Schistosomiasis Awareness Month 8 11 - National Allergy Day - World Population Day

3rd week - National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week 4th week - National Diabetes Awareness Week

August 2013
Family Planning Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month National Lung Month National Tuberculosis Awareness Month Sight-Saving Month National Breastfeeding Awareness Month 2-6 6-12 11-17 16-20 19 - Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Week - National Hospital Week - Phil. National Research System Week - Asthma Week National Tuberculosis Day

3rd week - Brain Attack Awareness Week

September 2013
Generics Awareness Month Liver Cancer Awareness Month 1-7 - National Epilepsy Awareness Week 7-11 - Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week 9-13 - National Suicide Prevention Week 10 26 28 - Worl Suicide Prevention Day - World Heart Day - World Rabies Day

October 2013

National Childrens Month Breast Cancer Awarenss Month 1-7 1-7 7-11 10 10 - National Newborn Screening Week - Elderly Filipino Week - National Mental Health Week World Sight Day World Mental Health Day

11-15 - Bone and Joint Awareness Week 14-18 - Garantisadong Pambata Week 15 - Global Handwashing Day 18-22 - Health Education Week 18-22 - National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Week 25-29 - Food Safety Awareness Week 29 - World Psoriasis Day

November 2013
Cancer Pain Awareness Month Filariasis Awareness Month Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month Malaria Awareness Month 1-5 7 8-12 14 15-19 19 19-25 21-25 22-26 - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Week - National Food Fortification Day - Deaf Awareness Week - World Diabetes Day - Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week - World Toilet Day - Climate Change Consciousness Week - National Consciousness Week Against Counterfeit Medicine - Population and Development Week

2nd Week - National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week

25-December 12 - 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW)

December 2013
Firecrakers Injury Prevention Month 1 6 3-9 10 - World AIDS Day - National Health Emergency Preparedness Day - Ear, Nose and Throat Consciousness Week - National Youth Health Day

2nd week - Linggo ng Kabataan

MORTALITY: TEN (10) LEADING CAUSES NUMBER AND RATE/100,000 POPULATION Philippines 5-Year Average (2004-2008) & 2009 5-Year Average CAUSES (2004-2008) Number 1. Diseases of the Heart 2. Diseases of the Vascular System 3. Malignant Neoplasms 4. Pneumonia 5. Accidents** 6. Tuberculosis, all forms 7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 8. Diabetes Mellitus 9.Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 10. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 82,290 55,999 43,185 35,756 34,704 25,376 20,830 19,805 11,612 Rate 94.5 64.3 49.6 41.1 39.9 29.2 24.0 22.7 13.4 2009* Number Rate

100,908 109.4 65,489 47,732 42,642 35,990 25,470 22,755 22,345 13,799 71.0 51.8 46.2 39.0 27.6 24.7 24.2 15.0

12,590

14.5

11,514

12.5

Note: Excludes ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality * reference year ** External causes of Mortality

MORBIDITY: 10 Leading Causes, Number and Rate*

5-Year Average (2000-2004) & 2005 Diseases 1. Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection and Pneumonia** 2. Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis 3. Acute watery diarrhea 4. Influenza 5. Hypertension 6. TB Respiratory 7. Diseases of the Heart 8. Malaria 9. Chicken Pox 10. Dengue fever * ** per 100,000 population Does not include ALRI, Pneumonia cases only from 2000-2002 5-Year Average (1955-1959) Number 694,209 669,800 726,211 459,624 314,175 109,369 43,945 35,970 79,236 15,383 2005

Rate Number Rate 884.6 690,566 809.9 854.7 616,041 722.5 928.3 603,287 707.6 587.0 406,237 476.5 400.5 382,662 448.8 139.7 114,360 134.1 56.1 46.1 41.1 19.6 43,898 36,090 30,063 20,107 51.5 42.3 36.3 23.6