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Important Health Awareness Drives in 2012

  By HealthMeUp  posted Dec 24th 2012 at 7:30AM IN | Avg Rating
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Drives for health awareness are more important now than ever before, simply because of the plethora of misinformation propagated everywhere. Thankfully, we are witnessing a rise in health awareness drives and campaigns for issues like cancer, AIDS, hepatitis, tobacco-related ailments, and many other health conditions. These drives talk about improving living standards, preventing epidemics and making people more concerned about how they can manage their health.

Volunteers, celebrities and other known-faces participate in these health awareness drives to make the events successful. In 2012, we heard of many such health awareness drives, being conducted in rural and urban areas across India, and the world. Today, we bring you some of these important health awareness drives from 2012, drives that took a step ahead to improve health care systems and conditions. 

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  • Karisma Raises Voice for Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Drive: Monuments to Be Lit in Pink
  • Short Film to Create Awareness on Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer: Bollywood Creates Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Hepatitis Awareness Programme Launched For Mumbai Slums
  • Dalai Lama Asks People to Live Healthy
  • President Stresses Universal Healthcare System
  • Bengal to Increase Awareness in Dengue Affected Areas
  • Spinal Tuberculosis: The Indian Scourge! [Tuberculosis Awareness Month]
  • 'No to Pneumonia' Campaign Launched in Chhattisgarh
  • Melinda Gates Pledges $560 Million for Contraception
  • Hyderabad US Consulate Joins Hands with Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Polio-Free Southeast Asia within Reach: WHO
  • Indian Olympic Athletes Appeal to Root out Polio

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