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.
SELF-CARE PIONEERS GROUP SENEGAL
The Self-Care Pioneers Group was established as the Senegal national self-care network (NSN) in 2020 to steer guidance development and institutionalization of self-care in Senegal. Led by PATH Senegal, it brings together the Ministry of Health and key local partners. The NSN was instrumental in the development of the national self-care guidelines and is advocating for its implementation, including mobilizing domestic resources.
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
path Senegal
For two decades, PATH has worked alongside the Senegalese Government, healthcare workers, private sector companies and other stakeholders to strengthen health systems and improve health equity across Senegal. PATH’s work on self-care for sexual and reproductive health and rights is grounded in the belief that women and girls should have self-determined choice about their health and their bodies.
Key
Achievements
In Senegal, PATH is advancing self-care for sexual and reproductive health and rights through policy change, coordination, and the introduction of women-controlled products. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, PATH is bringing together partners from across sectors to ensure that women and girls have the information, agency, and tools they need to manage their own health and well-being. PATH also supports the scale-up of DMPA-SC, a self-injectable contraceptive that puts the power of protection in women’s hands.
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
Power in Our Hands: NGO Perspectives from the 2025 SCTG Annual Member Summit
Power in Our Hands: Government Perspectives from the 2025 SCTG Annual Member Summit
Power in Our Hands: Recapping Global Perspectives from the 2025 SCTG Annual Member Summit
Self-Care Trailblazer’s Group Statement on the Destruction of Contraceptives by the US Government
Strengthening Systems: Nigeria’s Journey to Comprehensive Integration of SRH Self-Care Indicators into the NHMIS
