The Transgender Healthcare Services document denoting the policy direction which the government is taking in terms of this field was launched on Monday morning at the Transgender clinic.

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne said at the launch that the document highlighted the government’s policy of making healthcare accessible to all, and it was the culmination of work which started with a public consultation between April and June last year.

As of November 14, the Mtarfa Health Clinic extended its services to host a multidisciplinary team of medical and social professionals specialised in offering care to transgender people. The multidisciplinary team includes doctors, nurses, therapists, psychologists, and social workers who all contribute to the care of these individuals.

Since the service was opened, 30 transgender persons have been referred to the clinic for various forms of treatment.

The document looks into various facets of transgender healthcare. For instance, it looks to support awareness campaigns and training for health workers so to deal with friendlier services for transgender people, whilst collaboration with Identity Malta so to avoid mis-gendering is another idea presented within the document. Read more via Independent