On the side-lines of the World Health Summit in Berlin, United Nations (UN) companies launched a joint statement  to name for higher commitments and investments in self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive well being and rights, which goal to assist individuals achieve autonomy over their well being whereas enhancing entry to very important healthcare. 

Closely following commitments made by world leaders on the UN General Assembly to redouble efforts in direction of common well being protection by 2030, the joint interagency assertion emphasizes the potential of self-care interventions to enhance world healthcare entry. It requires coordinated, strategic motion in 5 areas – financing; the well being and care workforce; partnerships and accountability; enhancing high quality regulation, and analysis.  

“Self-care interventions offer huge potential in ensuring people have access to the sexual and reproductive health services they need,” mentioned Pascale Allotey, Director of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research on the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Special Programme of Research, Development and Training on Human Reproduction (HRP). “Expanding availability of high-quality self-care options will not only improve agency and autonomy within healthcare, it will also help achieve health for all.” 

Many individuals world wide at the moment lack entry to important sexual and reproductive well being providers. Every day, an estimated 800 girls die from preventable causes linked to being pregnant and childbirth and 1 million newly transmitted sexual infections are acquired.

Self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive well being embody: self-administering injectable contraception, self-sampling to display for human papillomavirus (HPV), HIV self-testing, ovulation predictor kits, and self-managing medical abortion.  

The 5 companies calling for motion are:  HRP, WHO, the United Nations Development Programme ((UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank. 

The joint assertion is offered in English, French and Spanish (coming quickly).