New Delhi: In a landmark move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to bring the transgender community and senior citizens above 70 years of age whether poor, middle class or upper middle […]
Study highlights trust in systems and structural gaps in vaccine information as critical factors in motivating COVID-19 vaccine uptake among transgender and disability communities in India Amidst ongoing efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study sheds light on […]
Sunita Devi’s kidneys were removed at a private nursing home in Muzaffarpur district in September 2022 by Dr RK Singh, who has been absconding after that, and police have yet to arrest him. Mohd. Imran Khan SC/ST/OBC/Health Bihar: 18 Months […]
In a landmark endeavor to foster healthcare inclusivity and bridge existing disparities, the Indian government has taken a significant stride by extending healthcare benefits to the transgender community through the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY). This monumental step, realized […]
Transgender persons experience stigma and discrimination from health providers and feel excluded in health facilities that are designed in the binary of male and female, revealed a study published in the journal PLOS Global Public Health. Aksheev Thakur The study […]
A groundbreaking study highlights the systemic challenges faced by transgender individuals in accessing healthcare in India, calling for urgent reforms. Amidst the global health crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, a groundbreaking study conducted by Initiative for Health Equity Advocacy […]
The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is the largest publicly funded health insurance scheme in the world which provides health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to […]
The health challenges faced by the transgender community in India are multifaceted and include physical, mental, and social health issues. The neglect and exclusion of transgender individuals from the healthcare system, limited access to gender-affirming medical care, and the lack […]
The transgender individual, before undergoing sex affirmation surgery, approached a hospital in 2021 seeking to preserve the eggs. A transgender person in Kerala, who transitioned through sex affirmation surgery into male, has biologically fathered a child with his female partner, […]
The clinic will operate every first and third Thursday of the month from 2 PM to 4 PM. Harshita Rawat Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhopal has launched the nation’s inaugural transgender clinic […]
