Globally, one in three women and one in five men, aged 50 years and above, will suffer an osteoporotic fracture. Osteoporosis is a condition that makes the bones weak and fragile, and as a result of that, they break easily. A mere 20% of the patients with osteoporotic fractures are diagnosed or treated for the underlying condition, that is, osteoporosis.

World Osteoporosis Day, celebrated every year on October 20, marks the beginning of a year-long campaign which aims to raise awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. 

It is organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and involves several campaigns conducted by national osteoporosis patient societies across the globe with activities in more than 90 countries… (https://www.gov.za/, https://www.worldosteoporosisday.org/)