Self-care is about empowering people with the tools and knowledge to take their health into their own hands. At 2San, we believe self-diagnostics are the future of healthcare, and we are dedicated to supporting individuals with access to high quality, affordable tests that allow them insight into their health from the comfort of their homes. This International Self Care Day, we are shining a spotlight on why self-care and self-diagnostics are so important and delving into some of the steps you can take in order to take better care of your own health and wellbeing.
Firstly, what exactly is self-care?
The pandemic, while posing several challenges, also gave us a huge opportunity to explore the potential of scaling virtual care, transforming the way we access healthcare. It’s also prompted an increase focus on self-care, and today, thanks to our familiarity with lateral flow tests, many of us are much more comfortable with the idea of self-testing in our daily lives.
Doing so not only empowers with insights into our health but also becomes increasingly crucial as our healthcare systems face mounting pressures. With the current demands on healthcare services, it’s no wonder that many of us are actively seeking other ways to get fast, accurate diagnoses.
Self-care is about making positive changes to our day-to-day lives that benefit our health. From running to self-testing, to self-managing common ailments at home, it comes in many shapes and sizes, all with the purpose of promoting physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental health in some way. It’s a powerful tool that emphasises pro-active management of our health that is cost-effective and empowering.
Self-diagnostics have an important role to play here, helping us test for a wide range of health conditions, make informed choices, and effectively manage our overall physical and mental health.
How do self-diagnostics fit in?
At 2San, we believe that one of the major benefits of self-diagnostics is that they can readily improve access to diagnostics for everyone, regardless of their location or economic status. For some, healthcare settings can be intimidating, and self-tests enable insight into their health from the comfort and privacy of their own home. Self-testing is an important self-care approach that empowers people to take their own sample, perform simple tests, and interpret the result themselves, often within minutes.