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\nA Peshawar based organization Blue Veins launched first ever Transgender Health Care Training Manual in National Transgender Health Summit.
\nThe manual aims to promote greater awareness of the health concerns of transgender population including disparities in treatment and barriers to access health services research including cultural competency, mental health and well-being, reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, hormone therapy and surgery, and best practices, protocols, and guidelines to ensure optimal care.
\nThe event was well attended by Transgender community, Policy makers Govt officials and Civil Society Organizations.
\nRabia Basri Member of the Provincial Assembly and Chairperson Standing Committee on Health KP Assembly said \u201ceveryone regardless of their gender identity, sexual characteristics or expression, is entitled to and deserve equal, equitable, accessible, competent and friendly and medical service.
\nPeople with sexual and gender variant characteristics have unique needs when interacting with the health care system. The challenges and barriers in access to medical facilities needs to be resolved through training and increasing cultural competencies\u201d
\nMohammad Arshad Director Sehat Sahulat Program Ministry of Health said that PTI Govt is committed to improve the status of transgender community including provision of Sehat Sahulat cards which serves to improve the accessibility of health care services to transgender community.
\n\u201cNot only healthcare providers but all stakeholders need to be sensitized and promote coordinated efforts towards the unique needs of transgender community to improve compliance to the Transgender protection of Rights Act 2018.\u201d He added.
\nGhulam Ali Regional Director Human Rights (KP) said \u201cThe manual developed is an important advocacy document that will help state actors, organizations and institutions, advocating for the stigma free healthcare facilities or developing programs to improve quality healthcare services, to create greater understanding and increase awareness, particularly among health professionals, about meeting the needs of transgender clients\u201d
\nSaira Jabeen Shah Deputy Director Provincial Health Services Academy (KP) said \u201cIt is important to increase the knowledge and understanding of health care providers about the lives of transgender people and their specific healthcare needs, and their challenges with the healthcare providers, and that this will, in turn, reduce stigma and discrimination to create more open and welcoming services that will improve the health of transgender people\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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