Blood Diseases Month in the Philippines
Blood diseases are one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines. To raise awareness of different blood-related disorders affecting Filipinos, the country observes Blood Diseases Month, which is September yearly.
In 2009, then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared September as Blood Diseases Month through Proclamation No. 1833 and designated the Department of Health (DOH) as the lead agency in activities to raise awareness and understanding of blood-related diseases.
Blood Diseases Month
September is Blood Diseases Month September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month – a focused time for advocates and supporters of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to raise awareness both locally and nationally about our efforts to fight blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and Hodgkin’s disease.
It is a focused time to raise awareness both locally and nationally to boost our efforts to fight blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and Hodgkin’s disease.
SOURCES
- https://www.lls.org/article/september-blood-cancer-awareness-month
- https://www.eaglenews.ph/september-is-blood-diseases-month/
