National Networks
NATIONAL Self-Care
networks
NSNs pursue specific policy and advocacy priorities and, in collaboration
with the global SCTG, develop learning mechanisms around the extent to which national self-care guidelines promote scale-up of quality, affordable self-care for those in need.
NSNs prioritize community sensitization on self-care and social
accountability mechanisms to ensure that top-down policy and guidelines
changes take root at the individual and community level.
NSNs also engage grassroots networks and communities in mobilizing
demand and social accountability for self-care policies and programs
in these countries.
NATIONAL SELF-CARE NETWORK ETHIOPIA
The Ethiopia national self-care network (NSN) was established in September 2023 to support the Federal Ministry of Health and inform the dissemination and implementation of the national self-care guidelines towards improving access and quality of sexual and reproductive health self-care in Ethiopia. The network is led by the Federal Ministry of Health. The Ethiopia Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ESOG) is the convener and works hand-in hand with the Federal Ministry of Health and local partners, while PSI Ethiopia is the Secretariat.
OUR
PRESENCE
Across SCTG focus countries, our National Self-Care Networks (NSN) lead a consultative process
to define a coordinated advocacy strategy for self-care, which includes, but is not limited to:
- Development of consolidated national self-care guidelines or integrating principles and practices of self-care into existing policies/guidelines.
- Engage target policymakers and influencers in supporting self-care and instituting self-care policies and financing at national and subnational levels.
- Increasing demand and accountability for self-care among target communities and constituencies, particularly engagement with broader advocacy opportunities for family planning, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and bodily autonomy.
ABOUT
ESOG
Key
Achievements
The National Self-Care Guideline was drafted in partnership with WHO and other Technical Working Group members and presented to the MOH for approval in March 2023. The Guideline, which will act as the foundation of a future pilot and national scale-up is awaiting MOH approval and launch (by end of November 2023), and dissemination. The Guidelines are being piloted in 4 regions (Oromia, Amhara, Addis Ababa and Somali) with the support of the MOH, ESOG and partners.
LATEST
Resources
Dive into these resources to learn more about our work leading up to icfp 2022
Kenya Self-Care Guidelines 2023
Resource Type:
- Guidelines
Language:
- English
Ethiopia National Self-Care Guideline
Resource Type:
- Guidelines
Language:
- English
Guide National Autosoin Senegal 2021
Resource Type:
- Guidelines
Language:
- French
LATEST
Stories
Read our latest blog posts and news
Strengthening Systems: Nigeria’s Journey to Comprehensive Integration of SRH Self-Care Indicators into the NHMIS
Uganda Launches National Guidelines for Self-Care
SCTG Country Monitoring Dashboards: Documenting the Impact of Self-Care Interventions
Pioneering Self-Care in Nigeria: A Pathway to Expanding Health Access for Vulnerable Populations
Be in the KNOW: Supporting Health Literacy and Agency through Digital Self-Care
