South Africa National Meeting - Scaling up progress to remove HIV service barriers

Law & Access: Entry points and opportunities for strengthening access to services for key populations 

The SCALE Initiative is conducting a series of facilitated multi-stakeholder dialogues across PEPFAR-supported countries to advance alignment on key-population led efforts in countering discriminatory laws, policies and practices and identify opportunities in national structures and processes that can be leveraged for progress. 

Convened by the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) in collaboration with the UNDP South Africa Country Office and key population–led communities, the in-person meeting will address some of the following questions: 

• Current Status: What laws, policies and practices are currently the largest impediment to securing equitable access to HIV services for key populations? 
• Alignment: How can current coordination mechanisms and multi-sectoral plans be shaped and strengthened to more meaningfully address issues related to HIV and the law?  
• Perspectives: What can collectively be done to build a more supportive and enabling environment for key populations? 

Tune in for highlights, insights and next steps to ensure sustained progress.