UnMuteMe is a campaign targeted at Transgender people who face barriers to accessing quality health care, as well as social and legal services.
Members of the Transgender (TG) community experience stigma and discrimination, discomfort, and distress when they are denied opportunities to express their identity and are not respected. These barriers contribute to the heightened vulnerability of HIV infection, as well as lasting impacts on social and mental health.
Beyond Zero founded the UnMuteMe campaign to address the need for culturally competent healthcare providers and administrators, who can help end the health disparities faced by TG people, and provide friendly, knowledgeable, and equitable care. The UnMuteMe campaign seeks to connect the TG community with free healthcare support that is confi dential and non-judgemental. In addition, UnMuteMe strives to raise awareness and increase education by sharing relatable experiences in South Africa that foster understanding and acceptance.
The campaign delivers a comprehensive, integrated, peer-led HIV/TB/SRHR package for TG, in line with the NSP package and the National LGBTI HIV Plan. The TG campaign model delivers a combination-preventionapproach that includes biomedical, behavioural, and structural interventions, where the mode of delivery is compatible with the setting and population mix.
Combination HIV prevention combines all three of the following types of interventions into a single integrated approach to HIV prevention.
The transgender module is implemented in the following operational areas:
Limpopo
Capricorn & Vhembe
PASPWA
Free State
Mangaung
Tholwana e Molemo
Mpumalanga
Cert Sibande
Seed of Hope Ministries
Eastern Cape
OR Tambo
Social Health and
Empowerment
North West
Bojanala
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