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Mon, November 02, 2020
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced offering universal health coverage to everyone in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the Sehat Insaf card within a year in phases.
The prime minister also announced incentivising the country’s pharmaceutical industry to expand its economy of scale leading to lowering of prices of medicines besides generating foreign exchange through exports.
Speaking at the Insaf Doctors Forum meeting at Aiwan-i-Iqbal on Wednesday, Mr Khan said the state of Pakistan wanted to stand behind every segment of society to offer it universal health coverage and simultaneously propel the expansion of healthcare facilities in Punjab and KP.
Beginning with empowering the vulnerable, the prime minister said KP had agreed to offer health cards to every citizen, but Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid was reluctant to commit to achieving the gigantic task considering the large population of the province. “I have asked Dr Yasmin Rashid to implement the provision of health card to everyone in Punjab in phases to bring about a revolution in the healthcare system of the country,” he added.
The availability of Sehat Insaf card to everyone would drive the private sector to set up hospitals, Mr Khan said, adding that the government would facilitate the entrepreneurs by offering Evacuee Trust land on concessional rates and duty-free import of medical equipment.
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