"Terrifying": US aid cut puts Namibian trans lives at risk
Illustrations
Majorly restricted US funding provides crucial trans healthcare in Namibia, and specialised clinics are already closing.
Ruann said she was misgendered and harassed by a nurse when being treated for an acid burn when she was 18.
The Namibia Planned Parenthood Association operates mobile clinics offering sexual health advice, testing and items like condoms and lubricant.
HIV rates in the general population compared to key populations, based on available global data from UNAIDS.
A nurse at the Walvis Bay Corridor Groups provides a transgender patient with condoms, part of HIV prevention care funded by PEPFAR.
REPORTING: Sadiya Ansari
ADDITIONAL REPORTING: Enrique Anarte-Lazo
EDITING: Ayla Jean Yackley
ILLUSTRATIONS: Karif Wat
PRODUCTION: AMBER MILNE