🩺 Preventive Health: A Commitment to the Future

 

Big Muxima believes that prevention is better than cure. That’s why we work in cooperation with a national strategic plan strongly linked to health education.

 

Through education, we help people make healthy choices, increasing health awareness and enabling informed decisions for themselves and their families.

 

✅ Benefits for Angola:

• Healthy students, ready to learn

• Productive workers, with fewer sick days

• Active elderly people, enjoying greater independence

 

Preventive health must be a national priority because the places where we live, learn, and play directly influence our quality of life.

 

🔍 Key Areas of Preventive Health

 

🥗 Healthy eating – We are what we eat. Teaching good habits reduces disease.
🏃 Physical activity – Promoting movement for a healthy body and mind.
🧠 Mental and emotional well-being – Psychological support for emotional balance.
👩‍👧 Prevention of teenage pregnancy – Counselling and guidance programmes.
🛡️ Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases – Education and support for young people.
💉 Child immunisation campaigns – Strengthening the immune system.
🧽 Clean and safe environments – Teaching hygiene to prevent germs, contaminated water, and pests.
🚫 Combating drug and alcohol abuse – Awareness and prevention.
🏫 Healthy school environment – Safe spaces for learning.
🏠 Healthy home environment – Adequate living conditions.
👵 Active life for the elderly – Encouraging movement and social interaction.
🤝 Maintaining social relationships – Strengthening bonds for well-being.
🚭 Living smoke-free – Promoting tobacco-free habits.
🛡️ Prevention of crime and domestic violence – Education for safety.

📚 Health Education in Orphanages

 

Big Muxima develops consistent educational programmes for young people in orphanages, making them aware of the importance of prevention. We create and share health procedures, involving schools, businesses, the community, and government.
 

Success depends on cooperation between the public and private sectors, ensuring real impact.