Between September 2019 and January 2021 Bilitis Resource Center Foundation is implementing an international research, training and awareness raising project entitled Open Doors: Promoting Inclusive and Competent Health Care for LGBTI People.
Objectives:
- Reducing discrimination against LGBTI people in the field of health
- Increasing the number of health professionals providing inclusive and competent health care for LGBTI people
- Raising awareness among health professionals on the needs of the LGBTI community
- Raising awareness in LGBTI community on discrimination in healthcare
- Fostering cooperation between LGBTI NGOs, professional organizations and medical universities
Activities:
- Conducting needs assessment research among health care professionals and decision-makers
- Publishing a short guide and a handbook for health care professionals
- Trainings held at medical universities for students
- In service trainings for practicing health professionals
- Developing and delivering e-learning course
- Online video awareness raising campaign via videos
- International conference
Project partners:
- Háttér Society (Hungary) – coordinator
- GLAS (Bulgaria)
- Bilitis (Bulgaria)
- Lambda Warsawa (Poland)
- University of Brescia (Italy)
- University of Girona (Spain)
- Surt (Spain)
The project is funded by Rights, equality and Citizenship program of the European Commission program