1. Police involvement in the protection of key populations

2. Mandate OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
The Ministry of Health goal is to ensure Universal access to quality and non discriminatory health services to all members of the Swazi population
To strengthen coordination among stakeholders and enhance organizational capacity to effectively deliver comprehensive services for key population.

3. Definitions: key populations and vulnerable groups
Men who have sex with men
Transgender people
Sex workers
Prisoners
People who inject drugs
Vulnerable groups- mobile populations- cane cutters, factory workers, transport operators, construction workers, long distance truck drivers - uniformed forces
-young women15-24yrs
- people living with disability

4. HIV prevalence for the sub groups
Commercial Sex Workers-70.3% (BSS2011)
Men who have sex with Men -17.3% (BSS2011)
People who Inject Drugs-No data
Prisoners-33.8% (BSS2010)
Factory Workers-50% (BSS2011)
LDTDs – 26%
Cane Cutters-33.4% (BSS2011)

5. The situation
BSS study revealed that most human rights violations came from the police 20.8%
Sex workers are not able to report Violations to the police
Fear of the law enforcement agencies is a barrier to access to health services by key populations
PWUD are used by the police to trap dealers
MSM are laughed at when they report crimes with the police

6. Involving the police

7. Seminar for the senior Royal Swaziland Police executive
Evidence of the situation in Swaziland – BSS and Size estimation and Mapping study
Best practices from Kenya and Uganda
Seminar for regional police commanders
Sensitization training for the Domestic & sexual violence unit on issues affecting key populations ( sex workers, MSM and PWUD)

8. Next Steps
conduct a Context Analysis and to assess the needs among police in Swaziland (Laws, mechanisms, knowledge and practices)
Guide the development of an Integrated Training Manual on Sensitization of police on appropriate services for key populations

9. Thank you