Trans woman went months without hormones after US-funded clinic closed
Health-e News Trans woman went months without hormones after US-funded clinic closed When the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) transgender clinic where Kamogelo Moamogoe received her hormone treatment closed last year following cuts to US funding, she says she was given a prescription to buy her hormones herself, but was not told where she could continue receiving care.…
Kamogelo Moamogoe, a 29-year-old transgender woman from Mofolo in Soweto, went months without hormone treatment after the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) transgender clinic where she received her hormones closed last year due to US funding cuts. After receiving her final supply of hormones in April 2025, Moamogoe found herself unable to afford about R900 a month for her medication and had to stop her treatment.
Despite Wits RHI transferring all client records to local clinics, Moamogoe received no formal communication or referral to another facility. Unemployed and unable to afford the medication, she struggled to find a new source of hormones, eventually resorting to contraceptive tablets that caused dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. Her experience highlights the disruption to specialized transgender health services following cuts to US-funded programs, leaving many transgender individuals without access to essential gender-affirming hormone therapy.
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