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Ministry of Health, Uganda
The guideline defines self-care as the ability of individuals, families and communities to maintain health and cope with illness, with or without health-worker support. It places self-care within primary health care and health-system strengthening, including task sharing, health literacy and improved access to services. The excerpts describe development through the Self-Care Expert Group, implementation testing in Mukono District and Ministry of Health approval processes. A further situational analysis in 2024 focused on non-communicable diseases, which were not included in the pilot intervention.
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