National Stroke Week is an annual awareness campaign led by the Stroke Foundation in Australia. The week aims to educate Australians about stroke prevention, recognition, and response. The campaign emphasizes the importance of the F.A.S.T. test—Face, Arms, Speech, Time—to identify stroke symptoms promptly and seek immediate medical attention. Early recognition and treatment can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients.

https://strokefoundation.org.au/what-we-do/prevention-programs/national-stroke-week

World Breastfeeding Week was first celebrated in 1992 by WABA and is now observed in over 120 countries by UNICEF, WHO and their partners including individuals, organizations, and governments. WABA itself was formed on 14 February 1991 with the goal to re-establish a global breastfeeding culture and provide support for breastfeeding everywhere.

https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/world-breastfeeding-week

April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness and promoting understanding of this common digestive disorder, with World IBS Day on April 19th.

http://fodmapfriendly.com/

March Is Endometriosis Awareness Month: How Much Do You Know? Endometriosis is a disease in which uterine-like tissues grow out of place and become inflamed during a woman’s menstrual cycle even though the tissues are outside the uterus.

https://www.marchintoyellow.org.au/

Each year in Australia around 1,720 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In most cases the cancer will be diagnosed at an advanced stage, where it is very difficult to treat.

Only 31% of Australians know that ovarian cancer has the poorest survival rate of any female cancer in Australia.

For more information head to the Ovarian Cancer website.

WDD is the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign reaching a global audience of over 1 billion people in more than 160 countries. The campaign draws attention to issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world and keeps diabetes firmly in the public and political spotlight.