The initiative started with an understanding of the difficulties encountered by the transgender community to access healthcare services
Dr RML Hospital has opened India’s first dedicated OPD for Transgenders. The inaugural ceremony was led by Dr (Prof) Ajay Shukla, Director, RML Hospital.
The initiative started with an understanding of the difficulties encountered by the transgender community to access healthcare services, largely due to discomfort fear of discrimination and social apathy. At India’s first dedicated OPD for transgenders, they will be provided with the following facilities in the speciality OPD clinic:
- Free Treatment, investigations and sex change surgery.
- The speciality OPD clinic for transgenders will be every Friday 2 to 4 p.m.
- Separate OPD registration counter for these clinics to facilitate a smooth process.
- Endocrinology facility with Clinico-psychological assessment.
- Plastic surgery facility for various related surgeries.
- Dermatology facility for related issues.
- Medicine (Physician) facility for various diseases.
- Urology facility for various related problems.
- Paediatrics facility for related issues.
- All other related blood investigations.
- Separate washroom facility (Toilet for Gender Neutral/Transgender).
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