ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for becoming the first province in the country with universal health coverage.
“Congratulations to KP govt for making KP first province in Pak with Universal Health Coverage for all KP-domiciled citizens,” he said in a tweet.
He added that 40,000,000 residents have been covered with free health insurance and each family will get free treatment of up to one million rupees in a year at over 400 government and private hospitals across Pakistan.
Congratulations to KP govt for making KP first province in Pak with Universal Health Coverage for all KP-domiciled citizens. 40,000,000 residents covered with free health insurance. Free treatment upto Rs1,000,000 per family per year in over 400 govt/private hospitals across Pak.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 1, 2021
Earlier, KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said that with the launch of Sehat Card in southern districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will become the first province to have universal coverage of health insurance.
He said that the provision of a free healthcare facility to the masses is a big step towards achieving the dream of a welfare state on the pattern of the State of Madina as envisioned by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Being executed through Health Department in the province, the Sehat Card Plus scheme would allow over 6.5 million families and 40 million citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkwa to get free health facilities up to Rs1 million.
Last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced offering universal health coverage to everyone in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa through the Sehat Insaf card within a year in phases.
He said the government wanted to stand behind every segment of society to offer universal health coverage and simultaneously expand healthcare facilities in Punjab and KP. He said the availability of Sehat Insaf card to everyone would drive the private sector to set up hospitals.
