LAHORE - Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Cards have been distributed to the 100 per cent population of the province according to the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. She was chairing the 7th Cabinet Standing Committee meeting on Universal Health Insurance along with Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht here on Friday. Both ministers reviewed in detail the treatment facilities under the Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card in empanelled public and private hospitals in Punjab.
Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department Secretary Dr Ahmad Javed Qazi gave a detailed briefing on the steps taken through Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card during the meeting. The meeting was informed that so far one million people have received free treatment from empanelled public and private hospitals. Dr Yasmin said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had fulfilled his promise to provide free health facilities to the all population of the province. “We have tried our best to provide maximum facilities to the people of Punjab through Sehat Card,” she said. She informed that more than 800 public and private hospitals had been empanelled in Punjab for the card. “More than 5,000 patients every day are receiving free medical treatment through the facility,” the health minister said. The finance minister said the Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card programme would prove to be a game changer. He said that the government had started a new era in healthcare by providing free health insurance facility to the whole population.
He said the government had allocated a huge amount of Rs400 billion for the health card facility to the people of Punjab. Senior health officials attended the meeting.