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Our Mission and Vision

ASIAPATH

AsiaPATH is dedicated to improving the lives of transgender and gender diverse individuals across Asia by addressing significant challenges they face, such as stigma, discrimination, and inadequate healthcare. Here are some key aspects of AsiaPATH’s vision and mission:

1. Regional Unity: AsiaPATH:

Emphasizes the importance of regional unity among Asian countries to amplify the voices of transgender communities. The organization aims to foster collaboration and solidarity across the continent to advocate for better healthcare and rights for transgender individuals.

2. Comprehensive Healthcare:

The organization is committed to ensuring that transgender and gender diverse people have access to comprehensive and culturally competent healthcare. This includes advocating for policies that address unique local barriers and improving healthcare practices across the region.

3. Best Practices and Documentation:

AsiaPATH seeks to explore and document best practices in transgender healthcare. By understanding the diverse challenges faced in different countries, the organization aims to create effective strategies that can be implemented to improve health outcomes for transgender individuals.

4. Education and Awareness:

AsiaPATH has organized initiatives such as virtual conferences aimed at increasing healthcare providers’ knowledge about transgender competent care. These events focus on sharing successful models and practices, as well as discussing broader issues related to transgender health and human rights.

Through these efforts, AsiaPATH envisions a future where transgender and gender diverse individuals in Asia can live healthier lives free from discrimination and stigma.

President’s Message By Dr. Mak Kai Lok

Our Target

Empower

Professionals with understanding and skills of transgender and gender diverse careent

Build

Bonds between professionals from various sub-specialities in Asian countries

Advocate

Evidence based healthcare to ensure transgender and gender diverse people’s rights for healthy development

Respect

All countries’ right to self-determination; they may freely pursue their progress in trans-right development

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Our Story

  • The Current Situation

    Across Asia, transgender and gender diverse people similarly face serious stigma, discrimination, hate crimes, and lack of culturally competent health care much alike the rest of the world.

  • Our Difficulties

    While the WPATH established the knowledge in leading justice and health rights for transgenders, standard western practices were difficult to implement in Asia, considering its 4.6 billion people and 51 governments. We find ourselves caught in growing disparities within regional practices.

  • The Formation of ASIAPATH

    ASIAPATH is thus established, drawing from the deep experience of WPATH, to address unique local barriers and policies across the continent. We pledge ourselves to achieve WPATH’s rigor and authority in trans care through support, organization and advocacy for comprehensive healthcare.