EP #351 - 10.04.2021 - Meet India‘s First Transgender Woman Leading a COVID Clinic, Dr. Aqsa Shaik

Today I talk about public health for transgender people and COVID-19 in India with Dr. Aqsa Shaik.

Dr. Aqsa Shaikh (She/Her) is an out and proud trans woman.
She is Associate professor of Community Medicine, Nodal Officer for Covid Vaccination Centre, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. Aqsa is one of the investigators in Clinical trial of Sputnik V, investigator in TransCare Project, and WHO Unity Studies on Covid. She is co investigator in transgender studies on health access and medical curriculum at Sangath India. Aqsa is Founder-Director of Human Solidarity Foundation.