Bayer assists the Global Self-care Alliance to release the first "Self-care Readiness Index" report

Shanghai, September 24, 2021/PRNewswire/ - Recently, with the support of the World Health Organization, the Global Self-Health Alliance released the first groundbreaking self-care research and policy advocacy report "Self-care "Self-care Readiness Index"
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The report focuses on integrating self-care into the medical and health system, focusing on the four key drivers of self-care, namely the support and application of stakeholders, the empowerment of consumers and patients, self-care policies, and the regulatory environment

As the chairman of the Global Self-Health Alliance, Heiko Schipper, President of the Bayer Consumer Health Products Division and member of the Bayer Group’s management committee, said at the press conference: “The new crown epidemic has exposed the urgent need for improvement of the global healthcare system, and it is time to invest in it sustainably
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I believe that the "Self-care Readiness Index" will help self-care play its due value in the global health care system

Half of the world’s population does not have access to basic and necessary medical and health services, which means that they cannot easily access medical services from doctors or hospitals
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Health education programs and self-care products within reach will provide them with a lifeline to take care of their own health

Over the years, Bayer has continued to cooperate with authoritative organizations, experts, media, chain pharmacies, etc.
in China to carry out various health science education for the public, and promote public welfare in the fields of digestive tract health, allergy prevention, maternal and child health, and immunity enhancement.
, Popular science live broadcast, charity free consultation and tour lectures, etc.
, advocate self-health care and raise public health awareness
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In the past year, Bayer Health Consumer Products has cooperated with experts to publish more than 850 digital science popularization content, provide more than 80,000 professional health knowledge trainings for pharmacy shop staff, and hold more than 70 popular science live broadcasts aimed at end consumers.

In May of this year, during the "Nutrition for All Week", Bayer Health Consumer Products supported and participated in the nutrition and health service improvement action sponsored by the Health Daily and technically supported by the Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention into the "14th Five-Year Plan" The promotion meeting for the promotion of the construction of the nutrition and health system, together with relevant leaders of the Health Commission, academic institutions and experts in the field of nutrition, expressed their opinions on hot and focused topics in the field of nutrition and health, and jointly discussed how to improve the construction of the nutrition and health service system
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On the day of "7.
24 International Self-Health Day", Bayer joined hands with the China Over-the-Counter Drug Association to jointly launch a public welfare dissemination activity with the theme of "Health requires science, health is the master".
The misunderstandings in the four areas of scalp health, and inviting authoritative experts in the four fields to answer the public’s misunderstandings in self-care A healthy life>
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As shown in the "Self-care Readiness Index", with the release of the "Healthy China 2030" Planning Outline and the continuous advancement of the Healthy China Action, the awareness of self-care in all walks of life is increasing
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He Yong, general manager of Bayer Health Consumer Products China, said, “In the future, Bayer will continue to use our expertise in the field of consumer health products to provide more Chinese consumers with accessible self-care solutions

Forward-looking statement 

This press release includes forward-looking statements made by the management of the Bayer Group based on current assumptions and forecasts
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Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the company's future actual operating results, financial status, development or performance to materially differ from the estimates made in the above forward-looking statements

Source: Bayer