Embrace self-care to improve sexual and reproductive health

The call came late one evening, as they typically do. This time a young woman from the outskirts of Nairobi spoke quietly about being raped — by a close relative. The crime was committed a few weeks prior and she did not want to report it to the authorities for fear of shaming her family. Now, she was feeling sick and wanted to see a health care provider as discreetly as possible.