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Self-care is not a universally well understood concept. The self-care community adopts the WHO definition of self-care as “the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider.”

GSCF supports new WHO Consolidated Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health

GSCF’s 2021 International Self-Care Day campaign focuses on the #SelfCarePromise theme, encouraging you to make a personal commitment to embrace a specific self-care action.

The paper aims to map and highlight existing evidence around the importance of self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic

WHA 74 - Constituency Statement on agenda items 13.4 Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property

WHA 74 - Constituency Statement on agenda item 17 WHO’s work in health emergencies and strengthening preparedness for health emergencies and agenda item18 mental health preparedness for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic

During the recent 148th session of the WHO Executive Board Meeting, Member States passed a milestone resolution on oral health calling for the development of a global oral health strategy by 2022 and an action plan and monitoring framework for oral health, aligned with UHC and NCD agendas by 2023.

African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty

IFPMA, GSCF and ICBA present a Joint Statement on the item 14.2 Strengthening preparedness for health emergencies: implementation of the IHR at WHO EB 148

WHO 148 Executive Board Statement – COVID-19 response

Self-care has been instrumental to the COVID-19 response. Now it's time self-care was recognised as an integral part of healthcare to achieve UHC for better health for all.

Judy Stenmark, Director General of The Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF), shares her thoughts on how self-care contributes to more resilient health systems. She emphasizes the need for continued cross-sector and governmental collaboration to secure the industry’s place as a primary component of healthcare delivery.