Leadership and Governance

The Self-Care Multi-Sectoral Steering Committee (SC-MSSC) is established to oversee, guide, and coordinate the implementation of self-care initiatives across various sectors, aiming to promote health and well-being among diverse populations/communities.

Self-Care Multi-Sectoral Steering Committee (SC-MSSC) scope:

• Developing strategies and action plans to integrate self-care interventions across relevant sectors, including healthcare, education, technology, and public health.
• Identifying key stakeholders and fostering partnerships to support the implementation of self-care programs.
• Monitoring progress, evaluating outcomes, and recommending adjustments to ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of self-care initiatives.
• Guiding policy development, resource allocation, and capacity-building efforts related to self-care.
• Facilitating knowledge exchange, best practice sharing, and collaboration among stakeholders involved in self-care promotion.

Leadership of the Self-Care Multi-Sectoral Steering Committee (SC-MSSC)

The Self-Care Multi-Sectoral Steering Committee (SC-MSSC) is led by Dr. Charles Olaro Ministry of Health as the Chairperson. and Uganda Healthcare Federation serving as the Secretariat. The nominated/appointed person will serve in a personal capacity, not as a representative of their sector/employing organization.

Roles & Responsibilities of the Co-chairs

The Chair and the Co-chair will be responsible for:

• Preparation and chairing of SC-MSSC meetings.
• The Chairperson shall preside over meetings and facilitate discussions.
• Review of meeting minutes.
• Representation of SC-MSSC to all other meetings/engagements.
• Take part in quarterly coordination meetings with other Technical Working Groups to promote strategic linkages and collaboration to advance the self-care agenda.

Secretariat

The Self-Care Multi-Sectoral Steering Committee (SC-MSSC) Secretariat is the Uganda HealthCare Federation (UHF) and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the SC-MSSC.

Roles and responsibilities of the Secretariat:

• Coordination and organization of the Working Group meetings in collaboration with the Co-chairs.
• Preparing the meeting agendas.
• Preparation and dissemination of proceedings/meeting notes and/or minutes to attendees and the wider membership as appropriate.
• Maintenance of the database of members of the Working Group and the associated distribution mailing lists.
• Maintenance of the self-care website.
• Distributing information and publications of interest to the members of the Self-Care Multi-Sectoral Steering Committee (SC-MSSC) through the Working Group distribution mailing list.
• Coordinate SC-MSSC fund mobilization efforts in collaboration with the Co-chairs.
• In case of unavailability of the Co-chairs, representation of the Self-Care Multi-Sectoral Steering Committee (SC-MSSC) in other meetings.
• Other supporting functions as appropriate.