
Self-Care
Trailblazer Group
The Self-Care Trailblazer Group (SCTG) is a global coalition of partners dedicated to advancing the evidence, practice, learning and policy landscape of self-care for sexual and reproductive health and rights. In 2020-2021, the SCTG will support the adoption and implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Consolidated Guideline for Self-Care Interventions for Health as well as support the wider community in advancing self-care at the global, regional, national and local levels.

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Self-Care: Good for People’s Health and Good for Health Systems
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Realizing UHC needs during the COVID pandemic and beyond
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Time for a Fresh Look at a Time-Tested Strategy to Achieve Universal Health Coverage
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Self-Care is a Key Pillar to Realizing UHC—And Advocacy Can Help Us Get There
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What is
self-care?
WHO defines self-care as “the ability for individuals, families and communities to promote, maintain health, prevent disease and cope with illness with or without the support of a healthcare provider.” Self-care allows people to become agents of their own health, leading to improved outcomes, especially in the area of sexual and reproductive health where stigma may prevent them from seeking care.
Self-care is an integral part of the health system, linking to primary care and healthcare services.
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Resources
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Digital Self-Care
Download Resource Recent developments in health practices that were once in the full control of healthcare professionals and can now be safely self-administered have created
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Pharmacy interventions prototype and recommendations
Download Resource This document provides the research insights developed by Dahlberg Design for Kenyan social marketing of Sayana Press through pharmacies. The study consisted of
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Journey to DMPA-SC in the Sahel
Download Resource This study took place between August and October 2017 within 5 study sites in Niger, Senegal, and Burkina Faso. The study was focused
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Medical abortion Infographic
Download Resource This infographic, developed by MSI and Ipas, summarises evidence from a systematic review of pharmacy provision of MA. It highlights the steps on
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Drug Seller Provision Practices and Knowledge of Misoprostol in Bangladesh
Download Resource This study was undertaken among 700 Bangladeshi drug sellers (including regulated pharmacists and unregulated drug sellers) to understand their knowledge of Misoprostal and
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Lessons learned about the introduction of Sayana Press in Madagascar
Download Resource This study details the impact of the introduction of Sayana Press in Madagascar a CIFF funded project, which began in 2015. Within the
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