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The Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2030 is the collectively agreed roadmap for action to advance health and well-being in PAHO Member States. Its 11 goals seek to ensure that every woman, man and child in the Americas has the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life.

7 World Health Day 25 World Malaria Day 25-2 May Vaccination Week in the Americas 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work

3 World Birth Defects Day 4 World Obesity Day 8 International Women’s Day 9-15 Salt Awareness Week 12 World Kidney Day 22 World Water Day 24 World Tuberculosis Day

5 SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 4-8 Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week* 12 International Nurses Day 15 International Day of Families 17 World Hypertension Day 17-21 73rd World Health Assembly 31 World No Tobacco Day

5 World Environment Day 7 World Food Safety Day 14 World Blood Donor Day 26 International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking

11 World Population Day 28 World Hepatitis Day

1-7 World Breastfeeding Week 9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 12 International Youth Day

10 World Suicide Prevention Day 12 Caribbean Wellness Day 17 World Patient Safety Day 12-18 Wellness Week in the Americas 20-26 Latin American Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Week 28 World Rabies Day 28-2 Oct. 58th PAHO Directing Council 29 World Heart Day

6 Malaria Day in the Americas 14 World Diabetes Day 15 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 16-22 World Antibiotic Awareness Week 17 World Prematurity Day 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

1 World AIDS Day 2 118th PAHO Anniversary 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities 10 Human Rights Day 12 Universal Health Day

1 International Day of Older Persons 8 World Sight Day 10 World Mental Health Day 13 International Day for Disaster Reduction 15 Global Handwashing Day 18-24 Caribbean Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Week 24 World Polio Day

26 World Leprosy Day

GOAL 1 Expand Equitable Access

to Health Services

GOAL 2 Strengthen Stewardship

and Governance

GOAL 3 Strengthen Human

Resources for Health

GOAL 4 Ensure Financing

for Health

GOAL 5 Ensure Access to Medicines,

Vaccines and Health Technologies

GOAL 6 Strengthen Information

Systems for Health

GOAL 7 Strengthen the Use of Evidence

and Knowledge in Health

GOAL 8 Build Capacity in Preparedness

and Response to Outbreaks, Emergencies and Disasters

GOAL 9Reduce the Burden of

Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health

GOAL 10 Reduce the Burden of

Communicable Diseases

GOAL 11 Reduce Health Inequalities

and Inequities

4 World Cancer Day 15 International Childhood Cancer Day

*Mosquito Awareness Week is celebrated in di�erent countries between September and November.

Breast Cancer Awarene� Month

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