Do no harm

In Pakistan, despite government efforts, people who identify as transgender face a discriminatory behavior. A recent post on social media highlights the cruelty that was practiced in a healthcare institution. In Kohat, a transgender person died after being denied medical treatment. This outraged the people who were with the patient.But even their protest couldn’t make the hospital management provide treatment to the injured patient who later died. While the government has taken various steps to protect the rights of the transgender community, such incidents show that the community is still not being treated respectfully. The recent case of the death of the transgender person after not being given proper attention is yet another example of such marginalisation.Shazim ShujrahShikarpur

from The News International - Newspost http://bit.ly/2BhcSeI