From mental health, to maternal health, #SelfCare is cross-cutting across various health areas and vital to achieving UHC. Visit the SCTG blog for a roundup of self-care resources from our partners across the healthcare landscape: https://bit.ly/3OZzeH9
Self-Care Trailblazer Group
Non-profit Organizations
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Self-Care for Universal Health Coverage
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Self-care is the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a health-care provider. When made accessible and affordable, self-care interventions have the potential to increase individuals’ autonomy and self-efficacy in making decisions about their own care, strengthen countries’ health systems, and ultimately pave the way toward universal health coverage. Self-care interventions also help create more equity. Women and girls are often disadvantaged compared to men regarding their access to quality health care. Self-care aims to redress this imbalance by enabling an equal, practical environment for everyone to access the SRHR care they require. Done well, self-care offers a pathway to meeting the demand for quality health care for all people. When all individuals are given the opportunity to become active, empowered agents in their health, this will ultimately lead to improved health outcomes and contribute to the achievement of universal health coverage and other global milestones. Self-care is a critical pathway to achieving global development objectives set out in Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 5; Family Planning 2020; UNAIDS’ 90-90-90; and the WHO’s “triple billion” initiative at the heart of its new five-year strategic plan. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the need for and benefits of self-care. The WHO’s Consolidated Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for SRHR, published June 24th, covers people-centered, evidence-based recommendations for key self-care interventions for SRHR and has been a pivotal moment for the SRHR community.
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📢 Empowering Self-Care through Policy: Self-care is not just an individual responsibility—it's a cornerstone for UHC. By addressing policy gaps, improving health literacy, and supporting implementation, we can unlock its full potential. Let's work towards a future where self-care strengthens health systems for everyone. Featuring interviews from members of the SCTG, this new whitepaper from our partners Bayer | Consumer Health, Global Self-Care Federation and Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) highlights the potential of self-care in strengthening UHC: https://bit.ly/4iLv1o7 #HealthEquity #PolicyChange #SelfCareForAll
Untapped Potential: Unlocking Self-Care for Global Health Progress - PSI
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What happens between an advocacy win and change implementation? How can we successfully drive change in a shifting advocacy environment? Our partners at PATH and Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition will dive into these questions and more in a webinar next month. Register here: https://bit.ly/3OZDgPt
16 January 2025! Transformative advocacy for the introduction, scale-up, and institutionalization of reproductive health products
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Self-care is transforming the global HIV response. Person-centered self-care is more than just a healthcare approach—it’s a movement. By adopting differentiated service delivery, self-care innovations allow HIV services to address diverse individual needs, making it easier for clients to access care and reducing strain on health systems. It brings us closer to ending the HIV epidemic and achieving person-centered health coverage by 2030. 🌍For #WorldAIDSDay and the kickoff of the #12DaysofUHC, let’s champion self-care as a cornerstone of the HIV response:
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People and communities are the first line of defense when #pandemics strike. #COVID19 showed the importance of effective #selfcare for individuals & communities in responding to infectious disease. #Selfcare is pandemic preparedness. #globalhealthsecurity #selfcare4uhc Learn More: https://bit.ly/4iwSNnu
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Happy #HumanRights Day! Let’s recognize the role of #selfcare in promoting sexual and #reproductiverights and #bodilyautonomy. #SRHR self-care strategies include pregnancy self-tests, self-managed #contraception, self-managed abortion, among others. #StandUpForRights #selfcare4uhc Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ZBuj51
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300M people worldwide need #humanitarian assistance - with women & girls facing grave health & safety conditions. #Selfcare can fill gaps in sexual & reproductive health in places with disrupted health systems & help restore #health, #rights, and human #dignity. #selfcare4uhc Dive in: https://bit.ly/3ZjoR5E
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#Mentalhealth is not optional, but integral to health – and #selfcare interventions are key in taking care of both body AND mind. #mentalhealthmatters #selfcare4uhc Check out Nobuele's story: https://bit.ly/4gfly6b
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#Selfcare is critical before, during, and after #pregnancy. Self-care equips women and their families with the knowledge, skills and tools to maintain a positive and safe pregnancy and protect children’s health. #maternalhealth #healthybaby Learn more: https://bit.ly/4fTWXEp
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#Digital tools are transforming #healthcare & #selfcare.The expansion of mobile phones, smartphone apps, internet access, and #artificialintelligence create new avenues for people to access #selfcare - putting health in greater reach. #digitalhealthrevolution #selfcare4uhc Dive In: https://bit.ly/4gaAB0U