Kangaroo Care Day® / International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
The official Kangaroo Care Day site identifies May 15 as the annual global awareness initiative, founded in 2011, and publishes dedicated 2026 materials for May 15.
Date and recurrence
15 May annually; 15 May 2026 verified
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 Global organizer-led skin-to-skin-care awareness. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
International Kangaroo Care 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
- Kangaroo Care Day — About the global initiativeOfficial Organizer
Frequently asked questions
When is Kangaroo Care Day® / International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day?
15 May annually; 15 May 2026 verified The stored recurrence guidance is: 15 May.
Does Kangaroo Care Day® / International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day 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 Kangaroo Care Day® / International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Global organizer-led skin-to-skin-care awareness. 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 Kangaroo Care Day® / International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day?
The stored designation basis is: The official Kangaroo Care Day site identifies May 15 as the annual global awareness initiative, founded in 2011, and publishes dedicated 2026 materials for May 15.. Supporting provenance includes Kangaroo Care Day — About the global initiative. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Kangaroo Care Day® / International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Global organizer-led skin-to-skin-care awareness. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
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 2026-09-07.
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