Orientation training has been given to health workers in Kailali to provide inclusive and respectful health services to sexual and gender minority communities.

In collaboration with Ekta Nepal project and Nova Hospital, the people of this community have been trained to improve service delivery. In the

program, Chief Executive Officer of Ekta Nepal Raj Chaudhary said that there is still discrimination in hospitals and health services towards the sexual and gender minority communities. He said that when a child is born, the gender is determined only by looking at one genital organ. But even if an intersex person is born with both male and female genitals, the doctor said that he would give the identification according to the organ he saw. According to him, intersex people are one in a million, but due to lack of identity, it is difficult to serve them. Geeta Chaudhary, President of Women's Rehabilitation Center Orek Kailali, told the

event. She said that gender-based violence is still widespread. According to him, 30 to 32 domestic violence complaints are received in Orek in a month. But so far no male victim  She said that she did not come openly. 'Men also fall into violence, but because society has made them strong, they cannot express their pain.'

Doctor Lokraj Bhatt of Nova Hospital shared his experience that it is difficult to provide proper service when patients who come to the hospital hide their identity.  "Even when we check and provide services, problems arise when sexual identity is hidden. In such a situation, it will be difficult for us,' he said. He also said that it will be easy for the people of this community to come and serve them openly.