Ritshidze

READ MORE about our new data collected from interviews with 13,832 queer and trans people, people who use drugs, & sex workers who often face uncaring, disrespectful, cruel, & even abusive treatment at public health facilities #KeyPopsHealth @TAC ritshidze.org.za/ritshidze-surv…

“In our clinics we are frequently laughed at & judged. It forces some people to stop going entirely. Our clinics must treat people who use drugs, sex workers, & the LGBTQIA community with dignity & respect, so that we can protect our own health & lives" #KeyPopsHealth

1/3 To function effectively, Centres of Excellence must offer the clinical services & expertise members of key populations need inc. primary services for HIV, TB, STIs, sexual & reproductive health, post violence, TB, hepatitis & all other primary health services #KeyPopsHealth

A J88 form records medical evidence needed in order to obtain a conviction in an assault case. You cannot open a case without one. However, some people we spoke to who tried to access a J88 form were denied bc of being queer, trans, or a sex worker #KeyPopsHealth

Clinics must provide safe & caring post violence services, esp given the GBV epidemic, abuse faced by sex workers by clients/partners, & attacks on queer & trans people. Yet only 52% of GBMSM, 52% of trans people & 50% of sex workers thought staff were well trained #KeyPopsHealth