Current Version
| Region | Eswatini |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Eswatini Ministry of Health has recognised that transgender and gender diverse people are a vulnerable population with little access to healthcare, and thus has issued in 2016 a training manual to healthcare providers to increase knowledge about trans health and healthcare needs and thus to improve access to gender affirming care. (Improving access to comprehensive health care services for key populations in Swaziland: Training manual for healthcare providers) |
| Sources | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Research-brief_Legal-gender-recognition-web.pdf |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Eswatini Ministry of Health has recognised that transgender and gender diverse people are a vulnerable population with little access to healthcare, and thus has issued in 2016 a training manual to healthcare providers to increase knowledge about trans health and healthcare needs and thus to improve access to gender affirming care. (Improving access to comprehensive health care services for key populations in Swaziland: Training manual for healthcare providers) |
| Sources | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Research-brief_Legal-gender-recognition-web.pdf |