Ministry of Health reaches 500,000 health ambassadors through Healthy Life Academies
The Ministry announced that it has trained 500,000 people as health ambassadors as part of its programs to expand preventive health services.
The Ministry of Health has announced that approximately 500,000 people have become health ambassadors as a result of efforts to increase health literacy in society through Healthy Life Academies (SAHA). The program aims to bring healthy living habits to all segments of society.
Social awareness through health ambassadors
The Ministry of Health organizes training sessions at Healthy Life Centers to improve public health literacy and promote a culture of healthy living within the framework of the protective health model. As a result of these trainings, approximately 500,000 people have earned the title of health ambassador.
Health ambassadors play an active role in delivering accurate and reliable health information to different segments of society. These efforts, particularly those aimed at helping children and young people acquire healthy living habits, aim to strengthen awareness across the community.
Comprehensive education program in schools
Raising awareness among students about health is among the primary goals of the Health Ambassadors Program. Since the beginning of the program, a total of 878,840 students have been reached in 2,862 schools across the country.
Carried out under the theme 'Healthy Child, Healthy Future' as part of Public Health Week activities, these efforts aim to lay the necessary foundations for younger generations to protect their health throughout their lives.
Nearly 1 million trained in academies
Operating under the Healthy Life Centers, the Baby, Child, and Youth Academies have provided training services to approximately 1 million people in the last 1.5 years.
According to the data, since September 2025, 139,717 people have completed training processes in the Baby Academy, 422,965 in the Child Academy since November, and 437,140 in the Youth Academy.