Catch our weekly audio news daily only on Metro Radio Podcast News. A sex worker, who spoke to Maseru Metro on condition of anonymity, said not only nurses and doctors stigmatize and ill-treat them, but police officers and society in general treated them badly. It is difficult for us to report crimes against them, including assault or theft because the police officers also harass and violate us.
Just like everyone else, sex workers deserve fair access to health and safety without judgment or punishment. The woman said she got into sex work business because of the high unemployment rate in the country.
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She appealed to authorities to come up with the necessary improvements that include changing the law and behaviour to ensure non-discrimination, sex education, reproductive health rights and HIV information services.
She said for condom use to be successful, sex workers and other key populations should be provided with stable, ongoing and adequate supplies of condom and lubricated products with acceptable material and design. She said in Butha-Buthe HIV infections were increasing because projects aimed at the distribution of condoms and lubricants amongst others had ended. Access exclusive newsletters, along with previews of new media releases. The effective supply, distribution and promotion of male and female condoms and lubricants are essential to successful HIV prevention interventions with sex workers.
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The challenges include insufficient access of condoms to youth, key and vulnerable populations and lubricants not reaching sex workers. Others involve men who have sex with other men, distrust or dislike of female condoms and low uptake due to culture and other socio-economic reasons despite promotion efforts.
