LGBT community decries stigma in health facilities
Members of LGBT community posing during the recent ICASA conference held in Rwanda. According to them, there is a national stigma associated with being part of the group and that they face several challenges when seeking health care in the country. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons and commercial sex workers are seeking formal recognition to access specialized health services.
They complained of stigma associated whenever they seek medical attention from health facilities.
The special group further urged the government to establish a fund to cater for all medical-related interventions for intersex people and to give them free or subsidised medical insurance under the Universal Health Insurance or any other schemes for intersex people.
