International HG Awareness Day (HGAD)
The HER Foundation’s 2026 campaign page states that May 15 is International HG Awareness Day.
Date and recurrence
15 May
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is HER Foundation / hyperemesis gravidarum awareness campaign. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
HG Awareness Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Health Information Not Medical Advice.
Sources
- HER Foundation — HG Awareness Month 2026First Party Health Organization
Frequently asked questions
When is International HG Awareness Day (HGAD)?
15 May The stored recurrence guidance is: 15 May.
Does International HG Awareness Day (HGAD) fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is International HG Awareness Day (HGAD) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: HER Foundation / hyperemesis gravidarum awareness campaign. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International HG Awareness Day (HGAD)?
The stored designation basis is: The HER Foundation’s 2026 campaign page states that May 15 is International HG Awareness Day.. Supporting provenance includes HER Foundation — HG Awareness Month 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International HG Awareness Day (HGAD) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: HER Foundation / hyperemesis gravidarum awareness campaign. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
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