NADRA establishes special desk to register transgender for issuing health card: Mirza.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Dr Zafar Mirza on Tuesday said that a special counter has been established at National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to register transgender for issuing them Sehat Insaf Card.

Addressing a press conference, he said this registration system at NADRA would be linked with the office responsible for issuing health cards to provide them this facility without any hurdle and on immediate basis.

He asked all members of this community to start registering them as transgender with the NADRA to avail free health facility from the state.

He added that NADRA has been asked to provide maximum assistance to them in their registration process.

He said all community members have to declare them as transgender and in this regard a simple procedure would be adopted as only their personal confirmation is enough. 'There is no requirement or documentation from any other office in this regard.'

Dr Mirza said those transgenders who were earlier registered as male or female with NADRA could now change their identity as this one-time option has been allowed to them by the government.

He added that NADRA would fully serve all transgender who would change their identity as their identification portion is now included in national identity card.

'Now all transgender are eligible in the country to avail health facilities under health insurance scheme.' Health card would cover all medical services for them from normal disease to surgery, Dr Mirza added.

Dr Mirza said they would get help from transgender community leaders for collection of data.

He said, 'The decision of the Prime Minister Imran Khan to issue Sehat Insaf card to transgender was historical...