**8. Conclusion**

This chapter has discussed health promotion and disease prevention in Botswana. It situated health promotion within Botswana by outlining the health care system.

It described primary health care as the main framework on which health promotion and services are based. Further, the health promotion strategies, approaches, programmes, and interventions that promote health promotion were discussed. These are approaches that promote early childhood, immunisation programmes, care of the under-fives and immunisations, school health disease surveillance and disease prevention, health campaigns and health education strategies. Health promotion and disease prevention are very critical in any healthcare setting. Not only do health promotion strategies ensure equitable resource distribution, but they also guarantee access to health care delivery. Finally, this chapter has illustrated the implementation of health promotion in Botswana. It concluded by outlining the processes, strategies, health programmes and approaches that have been put in place for its implementation.
