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Swastika

Nepal

Blog

Breaking Barriers: Inside Nepal’s First LGBTQIA+ Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic

“In my mind, I only ‘came out’ once – from my mother’s womb,” says Swastika, a transgender activist and clinic coordinator of Nepal’s first Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic for LGBTQIA+ people. The clinic was established in 2022 in collaboration with IPPF’s member association, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) and the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s pioneering LGBTQIA+ organization.   
Client & healthcare provider

16 December 2021

Understanding the challenges that people living with a disability face when accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH), and ensuring their rights are upheld, sits at the heart of Fianakaviana Sambatras’ (FISA) mission to reach vulnerable groups.

Client & healthcare provider

16 December 2021

Understanding the challenges that people living with a disability face when accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH), and ensuring their rights are upheld, sits at the heart of Fianakaviana Sambatras’ (FISA) mission to reach vulnerable groups.

Illustration of STIs

03 September 2021

Hepatitis can be caused by drinking alcohol or through viral infections which and can be transmitted through sexual activity.

Illustration of STIs

03 September 2021

Hepatitis can be caused by drinking alcohol or through viral infections which and can be transmitted through sexual activity.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Knowing how to look after your body can lead to a healthier, safer, and more pleasurable sex life. Taking care of your own sexual health and practicing safer sex can protect you from STIs, including HIV.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Knowing how to look after your body can lead to a healthier, safer, and more pleasurable sex life. Taking care of your own sexual health and practicing safer sex can protect you from STIs, including HIV.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Chlamydia is a common bacterial infection, and anyone who is sexually active can catch it.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Chlamydia is a common bacterial infection, and anyone who is sexually active can catch it.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Gonorrhoea is a common bacterial infection. Anyone who is sexually active can catch gonorrhoea.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Gonorrhoea is a common bacterial infection. Anyone who is sexually active can catch gonorrhoea.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Genital herpes is a very common virus that can stay in the body for life, but it usually doesn’t lead to serious health problems.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Genital herpes is a very common virus that can stay in the body for life, but it usually doesn’t lead to serious health problems.

Client & healthcare provider

16 December 2021

Understanding the challenges that people living with a disability face when accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH), and ensuring their rights are upheld, sits at the heart of Fianakaviana Sambatras’ (FISA) mission to reach vulnerable groups.

Client & healthcare provider

16 December 2021

Understanding the challenges that people living with a disability face when accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH), and ensuring their rights are upheld, sits at the heart of Fianakaviana Sambatras’ (FISA) mission to reach vulnerable groups.

Illustration of STIs

03 September 2021

Hepatitis can be caused by drinking alcohol or through viral infections which and can be transmitted through sexual activity.

Illustration of STIs

03 September 2021

Hepatitis can be caused by drinking alcohol or through viral infections which and can be transmitted through sexual activity.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Knowing how to look after your body can lead to a healthier, safer, and more pleasurable sex life. Taking care of your own sexual health and practicing safer sex can protect you from STIs, including HIV.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Knowing how to look after your body can lead to a healthier, safer, and more pleasurable sex life. Taking care of your own sexual health and practicing safer sex can protect you from STIs, including HIV.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Chlamydia is a common bacterial infection, and anyone who is sexually active can catch it.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Chlamydia is a common bacterial infection, and anyone who is sexually active can catch it.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Gonorrhoea is a common bacterial infection. Anyone who is sexually active can catch gonorrhoea.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Gonorrhoea is a common bacterial infection. Anyone who is sexually active can catch gonorrhoea.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Genital herpes is a very common virus that can stay in the body for life, but it usually doesn’t lead to serious health problems.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Genital herpes is a very common virus that can stay in the body for life, but it usually doesn’t lead to serious health problems.