Staff Reporter
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid reviewed progress on distribution of Sehat Sahulat Cards in Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan in a meeting of the stakeholders on Saturday.
Present in the meeting were Chief Secretary Punjab, Chairman Planning and Development Abdullah Sunbal, Secretary Finance Iftikhar Sahu, Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Barrister Nabeel Awan, Additional Secretary Development Dr. Asif Tufail, MD Punjab Health Initiatives Management Company Dr. Ali Razzaq and other officials.
The Health Minister reviewed status of implementation of distribution of Sehat Insaf Cards in Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan Divisions and Secretary Finance Iftikhar Sahu shared latest updates about the activity within the stipulated deadline.
The Health Minister said, “Within the current fiscal year, all families of Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions shall be given away Sehat Sahulat cards. So far, 42 per cent people have been given Sehat Sahulat Cards in these two divisions.
By December 2021, all 22.93 million families will be provided health coverage. The card holders can avail health insurance facility of upto Rs. 720,000 The distribution of cards is a big step forwards towards realizing the dream of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
We believe in spending tax payer money on people alone. The home work for distribution of cards in the families of Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions is complete. Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar is personally monitoring the progress on the distribution of the Sehat Sahulat cards.
People of Punjab will greatly benefit from the Sehat Sahulat cards facility. Provision of top quality services in health and education is the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The card holders can avail free medical services from over 300 empanelled public and private hospitals in Punjab. The beneficiaries of the card pray for Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.”
