I have some experiences of working in the STI/HIV intervention programs with MSM and Transgender in India and South East Asia . I found the service delivery component the weakest in most of the programs. The MSM and Transgender have special health needs which are not captured adequately in the programs. Besides, the capacities of the healthcare providers to respond correctly to the needs of MSM & Transgender are very limited till now. This is so unfortunate after so many years of HIV/AIDS programs.
The urgent needs to enhance health services of MSM & Transgender at the country level are:
1) Standardized guideline for control and management of anal & oral STIs
2) Users'-friendly health clinics for MSM & Transgender
3) Appropriate training modules and curriculum to strengthen capacities of the healthcare providers
4) Strategic plan to scale up those services
UNIVERSAL Health demands for better and effective health services for MSM and Transgender.
Sugata Mukhopadhyay
UNIVERSAL Health
No comments:
Post a Comment