Medical assistance is designed to treat the physical after-effects of torture . After the first diagnosis is made by a general practitioner and the symptoms resulting from the torture undergone are determined, treatment is generally provided by specialists (in the fields of accident and emergency services, surgery, orthopaedics, neurology, dermatology, gynaecology, urology, etc.). Initial care is often accompanied by paramedical treatment (physiotherapy, nursing assistance). Such assistance is provided either directly by organizations financed by the Fund or through partner health-care organizations and professionals to whom patients are referred, with the organization covering the expenses related to treatment (as well as transportation in certain cases).