Self-Care in Latin America: Improving and Supporting Healthcare Systems Sustainability

As countries in Latin America continue to address the challenge of making their healthcare systems sustainable, the role of self-care has risen as an option to achieve significant savings and gains. Governments across the region signed the Sao Paulo Declaration on Self-Care, which recognizes the importance of self-care as a fundamental pillar of health and well-being and seeks to advance its practice as an essential component of Universal Health Coverage.

As part of its Healthcare Series, Council of the Americas hosts a panel discussion on the value of self-care policies, an overview of the opportunities and challenges for promoting self-care in Latin America, and shares areas for collaboration.

Speakers:

• Uwe May, Dean of Studies, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences
• Flávia Morais, Federal Deputy, Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
• Judy Stenmark, Director General, Global Self-Care Federation

Additional speakers to be confirmed.