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|+Details of celebrations and dates of celebrations of the national Doctor's Day
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| Australia | March 30 | There are various dates on which National Doctor’s Day may be recognized, the most participated being the 30th of March.[{{Cite web|url=https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/news/doctors-day-honours-valuable-contributions|title=Doctors' Day honours valuable contributions|last=Metro South Hospital and Health Service|first=The State of Queensland|date=2018-03-14|website=metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-08-31|archive-date=2023-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402224922/https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/news/doctors-day-honours-valuable-contributions|url-status=dead}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthcareaustralia.com.au/event/happy-doctors-day/|title=Happy Doctors Day|website=Healthcare Australia|access-date=2019-08-31}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/doctors-day/|title=Doctors' Day|website=Days Of The Year|language=en|access-date=2019-08-31}}] |
| Brazil | October 18 | National Doctors' Day is celebrated as a holiday on October 18, the day on which the Catholic Church celebrates the birthday of Saint Luke. According to the Church Tradition the apostle and Evangelist Saint Luke was a doctor, as it is written in the New Testament (Colossians 4:14).[{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=National Doctors' Day 2020: Why India Celebrates Doctors on July 1 and the Theme for This Year|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/national-doctors-day-2020-why-india-celebrates-doctors-on-july-1-and-the-theme-for-this-year-2694043.html|access-date=2020-07-02|website=News18}}] |
| Canada | May 1 | National Physicians' Day is celebrated on May 1. The date was chosen by the Canadian Medical Association in recognition of Dr. Emily Stowe, the first female physician to practice in Canada.[{{cite web |title=Recognizing the work of the medical profession: CMA to celebrate National Physicians' Day on May 1 |url=https://www.cma.ca/recognizing-work-medical-profession-cma-celebrate-national-physicians-day-may-1 |website=Canadian Medical Association |accessdate=31 March 2020}}] Senate Public Bill S-248 would have officially recognised the day,[{{cite web |title=LEGISinfo - Senate Public Bill S-248 (42-1) |url=https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=9753079 |website=Parliament of Canada |accessdate=31 March 2020}}] but died on the order paper following the 2019 Canadian Federal Election. |
| China | August 19 | {{ill|Chinese Doctor's Day|zh|中国医师节}} is celebrated as a national holiday on August 19 annually. The date was selected by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the 2016 National Health and Wellness Conference of China and was approved by in State Council of the PRC on November 20, 2017.[{{cite web |title=国务院关于同意设立"中国医师节"的批复 |url=http://www.nhfpc.gov.cn/bgt/gwywj2/201711/5da7e336f8de41a3a833909477181866.shtml |website=国家卫生计生委办公厅网站 |date=2017-11-20 |access-date=2021-08-17 |archive-date=2017-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042021/http://www.nhfpc.gov.cn/bgt/gwywj2/201711/5da7e336f8de41a3a833909477181866.shtml |url-status=dead }}] The significance of Chinese Doctor's Day is to recognize the great contributions of Chinese doctors to their community and society, encourage the health workers to positively advocate the noble spirit of ‘respect for life, heal the wounded and save the dying, be willing to contribute, and love without boundaries', and further promote the development of a harmony atmosphere of respect for doctors in the whole society, and accelerate the in-depth implementation of the Healthy China strategy.[{{cite web |title=每年8月19日设立为"中国医师节" |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//politics/2017-11/20/c_1121985163.htm |website=XinhuaNet |publisher=新华社}}] |
| Cuba | December 3 | National Doctors' Day is celebrated as a holiday and commemorates the birthday of Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 6, 1915). He was a Cuban physician and scientist recognized as a pioneer in yellow fever research.[{{cite web|title=The United States Army Yellow Fever Commission Headed by Walter Reed – U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission|url=http://exhibits.hsl.virginia.edu/yellowfever/|website=U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission|accessdate=1 July 2017}}] He was the first to theorize, in 1881, that a mosquito was a carrier, now known as a disease vector, of the organism causing yellow fever: a mosquito that bites a victim of the disease could subsequently bite and thereby infect a healthy person. A year later Finlay identified a mosquito of the genus Aedes as the organism transmitting yellow fever. His theory was followed by the recommendation to control the mosquito population as a way to control the spread of the sickness.[{{Cite web|date=2020-07-01|title=National Doctor's Day 2020: Theme, History and Objectives|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/national-doctors-day-1561792387-1|access-date=2020-07-02|website=Jagranjosh.com}}] |
| Ecuador | February 21 | The date honors Eugenio Espejo, the first Ecuadorian doctor, born on February 21, 1747. |
| El Salvador | July 14 | Starting in 1969, National Doctor's Day has been celebrated, as per legislative decree,[{{cite web|title=Asamblea Legislativa - República de El Salvador, Decreto #39 1968|url=https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/171117_073325171_archivo_documento_legislativo.pdf}}] on July 14 to commemorate the day the College of Physicians of El Salvador was founded (July 14, 1943).[{{cite web|title=Historia Colegio Médico de El Salvador|url=https://colegiomedico.org.sv/historia/|access-date=2022-04-01|archive-date=2024-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416060045/https://colegiomedico.org.sv/historia/|url-status=dead}}] |
| India | July 1 | All across the country[{{Cite web|date=2020-07-01|title=National Doctor's Day 2021 India: Date, Theme, Quotes, Significance|url=https://news.jagatgururampalji.org/national-doctors-day/|access-date=2021-07-01|website=S A NEWS|language=en-US}}] National Doctors' Day is celebrated on July 1 in memory of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, physician and the first Chief Minister of West Bengal.[{{cite news|title=National Doctors' Day: Here's what you should know about Dr BC Roy|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/national-doctors-day-heres-what-you-should-know-about-dr-bc-roy-2866918.html|accessdate=1 July 2017|work=Firstpost|date=1 July 2016}}] He was born on July 1, 1882, and died on the same date in 1962. |
| Indonesia | October 24 | Hari Dokter Nasional or National Doctor's Day. The day is also marked by the birthday celebration of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI).[{{cite news|url=https://en.netralnews.com/news/health/read/13691/anies.baswedan.on.national.doctor...s.day.thanks.for.sincere.dedication.of.doctors.in.indonesia|title=Anies Baswedan on National Doctor's Day: Thanks for Sincere Dedication of Doctors in Indonesia|newspaper=Netral News|accessdate=24 October 2020|archive-date=16 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516090438/https://en.netralnews.com/news/health/read/13691/anies.baswedan.on.national.doctor...s.day.thanks.for.sincere.dedication.of.doctors.in.indonesia|url-status=dead}}] |
| Iran | August 23 | Avicenna's birthday (Iranian date: Shahrivar 1st) is commemorated as the national day for doctors.[{{cite news|title=Iran commemorates Natˈl Doctors Day on Avicenna's birth anniv.|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/2735009/گزارش_تصویری/Iran_commemorates_Natˈl_Doctors_Day_on_Avicenna’s_birth_anniv.|accessdate=1 July 2017|work=Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA|date=23 August 2014}}][{{cite news|title=Iran marks National Doctors Day to commemorate Avicenna|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/103719/Iran-marks-National-Doctors-Day-to-commemorate-Avicenna|accessdate=1 July 2017|work=Mehr News Agency (MNA)|date=23 August 2014|language=en}}] |
| Israel | January 11 | The date of January 11 marks the day in the year 1912 when a small group of Jewish doctors gathered in Tel-Aviv in Ottoman Palestine to found the Hebrew Medicinal Society for Jaffa and the Jaffa District, which eventually helped form the Israel Medical Association.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.ima.org.il/MedicineIMAJ/StaticPage.aspx?Page=10431|title=Historical Background|access-date=2024-01-11}}] |
| Kuwait | March 3 | The idea of this celebration came for the Kuwaiti businesswoman Zahra Sulaiman Al-Moussawi. The date was chosen due to it being the birthday of Dr Sundus Al-Mazidi, her daughter.[{{Cite web|date=2020-07-01|title=National Doctor's Day 2020: Health workers combating stress, sleep disorders and COVID-19 together, says casualty ward doctor |url=https://www.firstpost.com/health/national-doctors-day-2020-health-workers-combating-stress-sleep-disorders-and-covid-19-together-says-casualty-ward-doctor-8544751.html|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Firstpost}}] |
| Malaysia | October 10 | Doctors Day is celebrated on the 10th of October every year according to Dr Kanagasabai. N. First launched by the [http://fpmpam.org Federation of Private Medical Practitioners Associations], Malaysia in 2014.[{{cite web | title=FPMPAM inaugural Doctors Day |url=http://fpmpam.org/e_006.html}}] |
| Nepal | March 4 | (Nepali date Falgun 20). Since the establishment of the Nepal Medical Association, Nepal has organized this day every year. The doctor-patient communication, clinical treatment, and community-based health promotion and care is discussed.[{{Cite web|title=National Doctors' Day - Southern Medical Association|url=https://sma.org/about-sma/national-doctors-day/|access-date=2020-07-02|language=en-US}}] |
| South Africa
|November 16
|National Doctor's Day is celebrated every year in South Africa since 2018. Doctors’ Day is a commemorative day to acknowledge the value that doctors bring to the lives of South Africans, and to thank them for it. Doctors in South Africa are considered a national asset. The public is encouraged to show their appreciation to the dedicated and compassionate healthcare heroes who work tirelessly to safeguard South Africa's well-being. |
| Turkey | March 14 | Has been celebrated as Medicine Day every year since 1919.[{{Cite web|date=2020-03-30|title=March 30, 2020 - NATIONAL DOCTORS DAY – NATIONAL VIRTUAL VACATION DAY – NATIONAL PENCIL DAY – NATIONAL I AM IN CONTROL DAY – NATIONAL TAKE A WALK IN THE PARK DAY – NATIONAL TURKEY NECK SOUP DAY|url=https://nationaldaycalendar.com/march-30-2020-national-doctors-day-national-virtual-vacation-day-national-pencil-day-national-i-am-in-control-day-national-take-a-walk-in-the-park-day/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=National Day Calendar|language=en-US}}] |
| Ukraine | July, 27 | The Medical Workers Day (Ukrainian: День медичних працівників, Den' medychnykh pratsivnykiv) is a professional holiday of medical staff.[{{Cite web | title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №327/2023 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України | url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3272023-47033 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613173957/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3272023-47033 | access-date=2025-05-11 | archive-date=2023-06-13}}] |
| United States | March 30 | National Doctors' Day is a day on which the service of physicians to the nation is recognized annually. The idea came from Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, and the date chosen was the anniversary of the first use of general anesthesia in surgery. On March 30, 1842,[{{Cite web|date=2020-03-30|title=DOCTORS' DAY - March 30, 2020|url=https://nationaltoday.com/doctors-day/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=National Today|language=en-US}}] in Jefferson, Georgia, Dr. Crawford Long used ether to anesthetize a patient, James Venable, and painlessly excised a tumor from his neck.[{{Cite journal|title= An Account of the First Use of Sulphuric Ether by Inhalation as an Anæsthetic in Surgical Operations|journal=Survey of Anesthesiology|volume=35|issue=6|pages=375|language=en-US|date=December 1991|last1=Long|first1=C. W.|doi=10.1097/00132586-199112000-00049}}] |
| World Doctors’ Day | October 1 | inc. Poland
|Vietnam | February 27 | Doctor's Day was founded on February 28, 1955. The day is celebrated on February 27 or sometimes dates closest to this date.[http://news.duytan.edu.vn/NewsDetail.aspx?id=2041&pid=2039&lang=en-US {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221449/http://news.duytan.edu.vn/NewsDetail.aspx?id=2041&pid=2039&lang=en-US |date=2016-03-04 }} DTU Celebrates the 57th Anniversary of Vietnam Doctors’ Day] |
| Venezuela | March 10 | Doctor's Day. This date was chosen to honor José María Vargas, who was not only an outstanding physician but also a President of the Republic of Venezuela. |