Miracle Month of May 2018

Miracle Month of May is designed to raise awareness and funds for premature and sick newborns, their families and the hospitals that care for them.

“Every year in Australia around 48,000 newborn babies require the help of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Special Care Nursery (SCN). 27,000 of these babies are born premature and up to 1,000 babies lose their fight for life.”

Get involved by:

• Donating to the foundation
• Raising awareness on social media
• Organising a fundraiser
• Volunteering

For more information, visit: https://www.miraclebabies.org.au/

International Nurses Day 2018

International Nurses Day takes place on 12 May every year and provides an opportunity to recognise nurses around the world for their contribution to health care. The day is celebrated on 12 May as this is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, the founder of modern nursing.  This year the theme for International Nurses Day is Nurses: “Nurses A Voice to Lead – Health is a Human right”. 

“Nurses are consistently named one of the most trusted professions, year after year. Taking care of people during times of vulnerability allows nurses to form a special bond with their patients.”

Get involved by:

• Donating
• Showing your appreciation to the nurses in your local community
• Volunteering
• Raising awareness on social media

For more information, visit: http://www.icn.ch/publications/2018-nurses-a-voice-to-lead-health-is-a-human-right/

World Lupus Day 2018

World Lupus Day is designed to raise awareness about the disease Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that may cause abnormalities in the function and structure of vital organs such as kidney, brain, lungs etc. There is no boundary to the impact of Lupus.

“Every day, more than 5 million people worldwide struggle with the often debilitating health consequences of lupus”

Fight Lupus this May:

• Organise a fundraiser
• Download  a toolkit to gain information regarding the issue
• Sign the petition
• Raise awareness on social media
• Donate

For more information, visit: http://www.worldlupusday.org/

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month 2018

May is NF Awareness Month, a time for the community to harness their power, drive awareness, educate those around them, and raise money to support research that will lead to effective treatments for neurofibromatosis (NF).  Neurofibromatosis causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body, mainly in children, and has no approved cure at this point in time. This year marks 40 years of the child tumor foundation’s fight against the disease.

“NF1 is one of the most common genetic inherited conditions, affecting up to 1 in 2,500 individuals.”

To get involved:

• Donate to the foundation
• Raise awareness on social media
• Organise a fundraiser
• Volunteer

For more information: http://www.ctf.org/

Starlight Day 2018

The Starlight Day is a national campaign involving the painting of streets to Power the Happy for seriously ill children. The Starlight Children’s Foundation has brightened the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children, and their families, throughout Australia.

“Research shows sick kids and teens face different challenges to adult patients and are entitled to play, imagine and dream so they can continue to develop physically, mentally and socially.”

Get involved this May by:

• Raising awareness on social media
• Donating to the foundation
• Volunteering with the organisation
• Holding a fundraiser to raise money for the cause

For more information, visit: https://starlight.org.au/

World Asthma Day 2018

World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

“1 in 9 Australians have asthma – around 2.5 million Australia-wide.”

Get involved this May by:

• Raising awareness on social media
• Supporting the the Global Initiative
• Volunteering
• Making a donation

For more information: http://ginasthma.org/wad/

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an international campaign to promote safe and healthy work ethics. These are crucial in moving ahead in our fast paced society to maintain quality of life and working standards.

“Every year some two million men and women lose their lives through accidents and diseases linked to their work.”

Get involved this April by:

• Learning about the safety and healthy protocols
• Donating to the foundation
• Raising awareness on social media
• Informing family and friends of the risks

For more information, visit:

https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/news-and-events/2018-world-day-safety-and-health-work-and-workers-memorial-day

World Malaria Day 2018

World Malaria Day is a chance to shine a spotlight on the global effort to control malaria. It highlights the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. Malaria remains both a major cause and a consequence of global poverty and inequity.

“According to the World Malaria Report 2016,  there were 212 million new cases of malaria and 429,000 deaths. One child dies from malaria every two minutes.”

Fight against malaria this April by:

• Raising awareness on social media using #EndMalaria
• Donate to the foundation
• Organise your own fundraiser
• Volunteer
• Inform family and friends of the harms

For more information, visit: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/

World Allergy Week 2018

World Allergy Week is an initiative addressing the need for greater awareness and understanding of allergy topics as well as the treatment and quality of life issues related to patients.

“Allergies are increasing. They affect as many as 30 percent of adults and 40 percent of children.”

There are plenty of ways for you to get involved this April including:

• Raising awareness on social media
• Volunteering with the association
• Organising fundraisers
• Informing family and friends
• Participating in the education workshops
• Distributing flyers and merchandise

For more information, visit:

http://www.worldallergy.org/resources/world-allergy/world-allergy-week-2018

World Haemophilia Day 2018

World Haemophilia Day is a campaign designed to bring attention to the women and girls in our community who live with a bleeding disorder. Haemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder that prevents the blood from clotting normally.  

“Currently in Australia there are more than 2,700 people with varied degrees of severity of haemophilia.”

Get involved this April:

• Share personal stories online
• Post videos, photos or share an experience
• Raise awareness on social media
• Go to the WFH eLearning Platform to learn about the disorder
• Make a donation
• Volunteer with the organisation

For more information, visit:

https://www.haemophilia.org.au/get-involved/events/world-haemophilia-day-1