Moving Self-Care from Policy to Practice: Insights from Trailblazing Countries
26 JULY 2022 | 9:00-10:30 EDT, 13:00-14:30 GMT, 16:00-15:30 EAT 

Countries are advancing self-care policy and practice, many of whom are adapting and adopting the World Health Organization (WHO) Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health and Wellbeing (June 2021). One year after the release of updated guidance, what does national guideline development and implementation look like? How is the guideline accelerating access to self-care interventions, and where are improvements in policy, programing, and financing still needed? What questions and issues are implementers grappling with as guidelines roll out and scale up? As we mark International Self-Care Month, join the Self-Care Trailblazer Group (SCTG) for a special event to explore these questions and more.

Moderated by:

Milka Dinev, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition and member of the SCTG Coalition Steering Committee

With special remarks from:

Keynote address: Dr. Olumuyiwa Ojo, World Health Organization, Nigeria Country Office

·       Dr. Lillian Sekabembe, PSI Uganda

·       Dr. Fredrick Makumbi, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda

·       Dr. Kayode Afolabi, Former Director and Head, Reproductive Health Division, Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria

·       Dr. Fintirimam Sambo-Donga, Association for Reproductive and Family Health, Nigeria

·       Dr. Mamadou Moustapha Diop, Ministry of Health and Social Action, Senegal

·       Aïssata Fall, Population Reference Bureau, Senegal

·       Dr. Talib Lashari, Population Welfare Department, Sindh Province, Pakistan

·       Clara Cardona, Red de Salud de las Mujeres Latinoamericanas y del Caribe, Colombia

Live simultaneous interpretation in English, French, and Spanish will be available.