Health services for MSM and Transgenders

[Guest guest]

Dear friends,

 

I have some experiences of working with STI/HIV intervention programs with MSM

and Transgender in India and SE Asia. I found the service delivery component is

the weakest in most of the programs. The MSM and Transgender have special health

needs which are not captured adequately in the programs. Besides, the capacities

of the healthcare providers to respond correctly to the need of MSM &

Transgender are very limited till now. This is so unfortunate after so many

years of HIV/AIDS programs.

 

The urgent needs to enhance health services of MSM & Transgender at the country

level are:

 

1) Standardized guideline for control and management of anal & oral STIs

2) Users'-friendly health clinics for MSM & Transgender

3) Appropriate training modules and curriculum to strengthen capacities of the

healthcare providers

4) Strategic plan to scale up those services

 

I like to know how the learned members and activists think about this burning

issue.

 

Regards,

Sugata

 

From:

Dr Sugata Mukhopadhyay

STI/HIV/TB Professional

New Delhi, India

e-mail: <sugataids@...>