KP First Province to Provide Universal Health Coverage
Imran Khan on Monday congratulated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for providing free health coverage to all residents under the Sehat Sahulat Programme.
The premier revealed that about 40 million people will receive free health coverage of up to Rs1m every year in more than 400 hospitals — both private and public, adding that KP was the first province in the country to provide universal health coverage for its residents.
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
Provincial Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, while addressing a gathering in Dera Ismail Khan revealed that when he has proposed the idea of providing free health coverage to the Prime Minister, he had provided him support encouraging that once KP introduces the reform, other provinces would follow in its footsteps. Chief Minister Mahmood noted that a similar programme was being introduced in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the premier had given the Punjab government a deadline as well.
“Today, big provinces are following a small province. I feel that credit [for this] goes to all of us, to myself, to the cabinet ministers and to you, the people of KP,” said Mahmood.
A budget of Rs18 billion will be allocated to the free health coverage programme. The CM added that the prime minister had also announced a package of Rs600,000 per family for the people of former Fata which will be raised to Rs1m in the next budget. He urged the people who are not registered with the National Database & Registration Authority to do so in order to avail free health coverage.
With tomorrow's launch of Sehat Card in Southern Districts we ll become first province to have universal coverage of health insurance for 100 % population . It's a big step towards achieving the dream of welfare state on pattern of Riasat e Madina as envisioned by Imran Khan.
— Mahmood Khan (@IMMahmoodKhan) January 31, 2021
Both public and private hospitals designated by the programme, which was introduced in phases, will provide free treatment to residents of the province. State Life Insurance Corporation, which has been selected after a competitive bidding process, will be paid Rs2,849 per family annually.
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