Adopt healthy lifestyle by launching Ma’kom Program

Within the National program to reduce the rate of obesity, one of the objectives of the National Agenda 2021, which aims to build a healthy society, the Ministry of Health and Prevention has launched Ma’kom program, aimed at stimulating its employees and the individuals over the age of 18 to engage in all types of physical activity for 30 minutes, 5 days a week as part of their daily routine, in addition to adopting healthy lifestyles

The activities of the first week include a daily walk during workdays with the participation of MoHAP officials, along with providing free check-ups, awareness consultations, and to encourage employees to perform physical activities at home

In the second week, the employees will engage in a two-month walking challenge in groups. While the third week will be dedicated to a contest on looking for the program’s logo “MA’KOM” for Active Life

The program is part of the Ministry's awareness health Initiatives to combat obesity and its chronic health problems, which are considered a health, psychological and economic burden on individuals and communities. It comes in line with MoHAP’s strategy aiming to enhance awareness about healthy lifestyles, reduce diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, improve mental health and others and change the traditional concept that practicing physical activity is only confined to the gym, and illustrate the best methods to exercise on daily basis as

part of the normal daily life