ENABLING SELF CARE

WHAT IS SELF CARE 1

To sustain health- prevent disease- read symptom- and return to health.

THE PRODUCT

In Self-care practice the citizen undertakes on his own, measures in the interest of his own health. The acquiring of new knowledge for this purpose aids the process of human development.

Self-care is being practiced to day; only 1 in 40 of those with symptoms reach the health care system according to one recent study.

The measures in use to day are most often based on.

- Traditional knowledge
- Advice based on alternative systems
- Home remedies

It is time that the modern system of medicine selected from its vast knowledge bank valid information that is appropriate for the citizen to use for purpose of self-care in protecting and promoting his health.
It is also possible to define regimes for cure of simple common disorders as an extension of self-care practice.

Self Care awareness is required of both parties at the provider / consumer interface of primary health care.
It is also of value at all levels of the health care system where provider / consumer interaction occurs.
It is essential for compliance with treatment regime in any provider / consumer relationship.
In the west it is being accepted as an important component of care in chronic disorders.

In India and the subcontinent at the PHC provider / consumer interface there is a formidable cultural barrier.
Traditional reluctance to accept precepts of modern medicine needs to be addressed. Demystify modern medicine for the lay citizen and thus render the precepts less alien and more acceptable.
Share information on working of the human body machine for this purpose

An informed population on “self care” will improve the outreach of primary care since now the end user is the part provider.

The informed citizens will act as shareholders in the protection their own health. They will also be the informed active players in the evolution of a more user friendly, cost effective health care system.
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