Published on 13/03/2019

Orientation workshop for the development of a training module on health, specific care and human rights for key populations

Aware of the scale of HIV, Senegal has made enormous efforts with the support of its development partners to avoid the transition from a concentrated to a generalised epidemic. Indeed, HIV prevalence is low in the general population (0.5% according to the UNAIDS report in 2016), but is very high among key populations. Thus, Senegal's catch-up plan was launched in January 2018 with the aim of moving from 69-57-19 to 90-90-90 by 2020.

Furthermore, persistent socio-cultural, legal and religious constraints hinder efforts to combat stigmatisation and discrimination of key populations, and limit their access to prevention and comprehensive care services.
The marginalisation of vulnerable populations in Senegal leads to stigmatisation of these populations. As a result, they may also suffer from self-stigmatisation, which is a form of stigmatisation defined by the fact that these vulnerable groups develop feelings of self-deprecation. Because of their negative psychosocial impact, all forms of stigma lead to fear and reluctance about HIV, which acts as a barrier to access and adherence to treatment and motivates non-compliance.

The ownership of interventions by the populations concerned is a determining aspect of their success and the achievement of strategic objectives, particularly that of the 3-90 developed in the framework of the fight against HIV. This is encouraged through better involvement of the leaders of key populations in the role they should play in the fight against HIV.
Consequently, as part of the continuum of services provided by ENDA Santé, capacity building is ensured through the organisation of training courses aimed at strengthening the knowledge of programme beneficiaries.

In this context and as part of the implementation of the Global Fund programme with ANCS, ENDA Santé held an orientation workshop for the development of a training module on sexual health, specific care and human rights for key populations.
This workshop, held on 11 March 2019 in Dakar, was attended by 15 community actors from the Dakar and Thiès regions. It aimed to collect the needs of key populations in order to develop a teaching tool adapted to their needs in sexual health and human rights.

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