International Womens Day 2021: Thokos story of self care

On International Womens Day 2021, MSF is highlighting selfcare. Thoko, from Eswatini, accessed HIV selftesting with the support of MSF. The COVID19 pandemic has created a selfcare boom in highincome countries, but selfcare as evidencebased healthcare is a growing area of interest in sexual and reproductive health. Selfcare spans a spectrum from accessing reliable health information to prevention and treatment of healthcare needs, but can be especially empowering to improve the health of women and girls, especially where access to care or pathways to care are limited. MSF is implementing selfcare as part of a patientcentred care approach, with examples in MSFs projects such as selfmanagement of contraception, selftesting for HIV, andselfmanaged abortion. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion