Health promotion and HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) prevention

Would you like to know where in the region you can be tested for STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and how much this costs? What do the XENIA consultants do exactly? 
How does the healthcare system and health insurance work in Switzerland? 
Would you like some tips and tricks for keeping physically and mentally fit in this demanding work? 
Would you like to know more about the different types of condoms?

If you are a sex worker in the canton of Bern and are looking for answers to these or similar questions, talking to one of the “cultural mediators” in our health service can help.

• They know all about health promotion.
• They know how you can protect against STIs and HIV, and where you can go to be tested.
• They can help you in your first contact with a XENIA consultant.
• They can offer you a listening ear.
• They can provide you with addresses.

Our cultural mediators work exclusively on an outreach basis.
They visit you at your place of work throughout the canton of Bern. In a salon/brothel, cabaret, contact bar, club and on the street.
Their focus is on health promotion and HIV/STI prevention.
They’ll tell you about XENIA’s consulting services, general health topics and possibilities for testing and protection, as well as distributing prevention materials like condoms and lubricant.

If you’d like to find out more about sexually transmitted infections and safer sex, we recommend visiting the Swiss AIDS Federation website.