AIIMS to establish Centre of Excellence for transgender healthcare

The All India Institute of Medical sciences has announced to set up a Centre of Excellence for transgender healthcare. A three-day workshop on transgender healthcare titled ‘Advanced Gender Affirmative Care’ began on Tuesday at the hospital.

The association is being conducted in collaboration with the Association for Transgender Health in India (ATHI) and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).

“We have fostered collaborations with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, the National Aids Control Organization (NACO), and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) to establish a Centre of Excellence for Transgender Healthcare at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, which aspires to not only deliver holistic care but become the seat of learning in the subject of Transgender Health”, said the hospital’, said AIIMS.

The hospital said that despite the synergistic proactive action by health ministry and Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, the paucity of trained care providers and training centers in India remains a major hurdle in the delivery of standardized, affordable, accessible, and holistic healthcare to the Transgender and Gender-diverse individuals.

These courses are being conducted with the help of a certified faculty of internationally renowned trainers and professionals in Transgender Health from the Global Education Institute (GEI) of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and the University of Colorado, USA, assisted by domain experts from the Indian Professional Association for Transgender Health (IPATH).