F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch ‘Sehat Insaf Card programme in Rajnapur on Friday (today). Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar will also be present in the ceremony.
According to the details, more than 8000 people of Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh districts will be provided health cards by the end of March.
Earlier on February 4, Prime Minister Imran Khan had launched the first phase of ‘Sehat Card Scheme’.
During the ceremony, PM Khan said “eradicating poverty is central to our all policies,” adding that people become poor owing to expenses of their medical treatment.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had launched the same health card scheme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2016.
Under the Sehat Card scheme, the treatment for angioplasty, brain surgery, cancer and other diseases will be done free of cost.
At least 15 million people will benefit from this policy. The card holders could receive medical facilities up to Rs 720,000. The medical facilities would be available in more than 150 private and government hospitals.
