iHEAR RainbowMed
Empowering educators in Western India with LGBTQIA+ inclusive healthcare.
Duration
2023 - 2024
Location
Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Goa, India
Contact
Overview
iHEAR RainbowMed is aimed at providing comprehensive training to medical educators in the western region of India on LGBTQIA+ affirmative healthcare through a series of consultations and sensitisation workshops. This project aims to achieve the objective of LGBTQIA+ inclusive and affirmative healthcare in India and combat the health inequities faced by individuals from LGBTQIA+ communities.
Rationale
Sangath's previous project TransCare MedEd developed competencies for trans-affirmative healthcare provision through regional workshops consisting of multidisciplinary stakeholders.
Community members who participated in the workshops in TransCare MedEd highlighted the need for the development and implementation of LGBTQIA+ affirmative competencies and to train medical college faculty who are sensitized to LGBTQIA+ issues to implement and teach these competencies.
Progress till date
We conducted a workshop with medical educators from Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal in February 2024 and sensitized them towards the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ community members. We also shared the competencies created and received feedback on the same.
Partner/s
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
The University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
