Prevention for better health: act now

The Ministry of Health is organizing “Prevention Week” from March 5 to 11, 2023, throughout the national territory, a date which will be celebrated every year.

This week, which was institutionalized by a ministerial decree, has the general objective of:

1-Consecrate prevention, protection and promotion of health as one of the foundations of the new approach of the Action Plan for the Sick, based on an approach focused on proximity and centered on the health needs of citizens at all stages of life,

The choice to formalize “prevention week” is an essential option for anchoring and perpetuating the commitment to making prevention the cornerstone of our health system.

Seven themes were identified: 1 daily theme,

The specific objectives of this week's celebration:

1- Raise public awareness of the value of prevention in the fight against disease risk factors;

2- Involve civil society in raising awareness and respecting preventive measures to preserve the health of individuals and the general population.

The prevention week which will take place at the “Riadh El Feth” esplanade will be organized as follows:

- Exhibition stands

- Mobile screening clinics

- Scientific conferences

- General public conferences