The Global Self-Care Federation is dedicated to a world where self-care increasingly contributes to better health and more sustainable healthcare systems.
Learn More Get in TouchWe work across policy, science, sustainability, and advocacy to advance self-care globally.
Promoting scientific evidence that supports the role of self-care in health outcomes and healthcare sustainability.
Learn more →Official relations with the World Health Organization, advocating for self-care recognition in global health policy.
Learn more →Working to ensure appropriate regulatory frameworks for self-care products worldwide.
Learn more →Leading the Charter for Environmentally Sustainable Self-Care with 26+ signatory commitments.
Learn more →Advocating for policies that enable self-care to play its vital role in sustainable healthcare.
Learn more →Tracking our achievements: UN recognition, WHO engagement, and measurable environmental progress.
Learn more →Stay informed with the latest from the Global Self-Care Federation.
GSCF delivered a constituency statement at the 79th World Health Assembly on primary healthcare.
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GSCF statement on Agenda Item 15.4 at the World Health Assembly.
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Annual report on the Federation's activities, achievements, and strategic progress.
Read more →The Global Self-Care Federation represents associations and manufacturers in the self-care industry, promoting sustainable and better global health outcomes for all.
We work closely with our members and relevant stakeholder groups to deliver better choice, better care and better value. By placing the benefits of self-care at the heart of what we do, we ensure that self-care continues to play its increasingly vital role in sustainable healthcare worldwide.
"The ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a health-care provider." — WHO
Self-care empowers individuals to look after their own health efficiently and conveniently, in collaboration with health and social care professionals as needed.