Health promotion policy
| dc.contributor.author | Republic of Malawi, Ministry of Health | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-12T11:58:31Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-03T06:19:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-12T11:58:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-03T06:19:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-06-01 | |
| dc.description | Health Policy | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Since the 1960’s the Ministry of Health has demonstrated its commitment to health education and health promotion in all aspects of public health in Malawi. An initial step in demonstrating its commitment was the establishment of the Health Education Section in 1969. At that time health education needs were few and less complex, hence the focus was on preventive health. For the past four decades, health education and promotion products and services have been an essential component of the Ministry’s strategies for addressing health issues Malawi, through the Ministry of Health, has over the years been responsive to the various UN Conventions and agreements aimed at promoting health. The 1978 Alma Ata convention on Primary Health Care (PHC) is one of the global strategies which the MOH fully supported by strengthening the Health Education Section (HES). The challenges of emerging communicable and non-communicable diseases have over the past two decades set dynamic changes in the health education needs, not only for Malawi but globally. These changes have led to a move towards prioritising health promotion. Furthermore, the current Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) has recognized health promotion as an important component in the delivery of the Essential Health Package (EHP). The need for a Health Promotion (HP) policy is therefore timely to ensure a coherent approach that takes into account both intra-sector and inter-sector collaboration and coordination to address the determinants of health. At this juncture it has become necessary to put in place a national policy for HP to guide strategy formulation, programming and implementation by partners in health and all other relevant sectors. In addition the policy will clarify mandates of national and district level health promotion within the decentralised government setting. It is envisaged that existence of the HP policy will add value to the efforts of all stakeholders in delivering health promotion services in the country. I wish to urge all stakeholders to join the efforts in operationalizing the National Health Promotion Policy. The Government shall at all cost provide a supportive and enabling environment to ensure that all Malawians increase control over the determinants of health and thereby improve their health. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Ministry of Health | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw:8080/handle/20.500.12845/141 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Government of Malawi | en_US |
| dc.title | Health promotion policy | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |