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Mental Handicap Awareness Month
DOH Health Calendar
2000-03-03

March is Mental Handicap Awareness Month and 8 March is International Women's Day

See the Department of Health Calendar at http://healthlink.org.za/hlink/info/doh/calendar2000.htm

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