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This date created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its members may perhaps be interpreted as a slogan, however it is an opportunity to raise awareness about the harmful

Every May 8th, World Red Cross Day is celebrated, an opportunity to recognize the work of all those employees and volunteers who save lives and change minds. Created as an

The WHO declared April 11th, 1997 as World Parkinson’s Day, coinciding with the anniversary of the birth of the doctor who named this disease. This disease known as Parkinson’s disease

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