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Health care guide for the respect of trans people in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Background: In the framework of the proposal "Women Trans without Borders against Transphobia and HIV / AIDS" of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, REDLACTRANS has developed the only Health Guide developed by trans woman of Latin America and the Caribbean with the purpose of raising awareness among health care professionals about comprehensive care for this population. Description: Over the past 2 years, REDLACTRANS conducted 57 awareness-raising workshops in 13 different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, reaching a total of 2065 health care providers who were sensitized about comprehensive health care and HIV-AIDS towards the trans population. The "Recommendations Guide on Comprehensive Health Care for Trans Women in Latin America and the Caribbean" has increased the reach of this audience and its socialization has led to the reduction of discriminatory practices in health care centers, which impede access by trans people to health care services. Lessons learned: On the one hand, the awareness workshops were led by trans women who could sensitize health care providers from their own experiences. This dynamic reaffirmed the importance of trans people sensitizing health care professionals about their own needs. On the other hand, these instances have been the first steps for the development of inter-institutional agreements between Civil Society Organizations and Hospitals in order to guarantee unrestricted access to health care services. Among these advances, it is necessary to highlight the opening of Health care Centers and the respect for the identity of those trans people living with HIV / AIDS. Conclusions/Next steps: These achievements highlight the importance of carrying out political strategies that articulate actors from both civil society and the government agencies with the purpose that trans people can freely access an elementary Human Right: health care.- Tema:
Autoria:
ROMERO, Marcela
Autoria institucional: REDLACTRANS (Red Latinoamericana y de Caribe de Personas Trans)
Autoria institucional: REDLACTRANS (Red Latinoamericana y de Caribe de Personas Trans)
Fitxa bibliogràfica
- Any de publicació:
- [2018]
- Descripció física:
- [1] p.
- Format:
- Fulletó
- Tipus de document:
- Col·loquis i ponències
- Notes:
- Póster presentado en la 22nd International AIDS Conference celebrada en Amsterdam (Holanda) del 23 al 27 de julio de 2018.
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