PESHAWAR, Pakistan: As many as six million families of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will receive free healthcare services through the Sehat Insaf Card under the Sehat Sahulat Programme launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday.
Under the programme, every family of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province having the Sehat Insaf Card will be able to get free medical treatment worth Rs one million at government and private hospitals.
Prior to it, 40 percent population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been benefitting from the Sehat Insaf Card.
However, now in view of the wide public appreciation of the Sehat Sahulat Programme, Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to widen its scope so that every family benefits from the free health facility.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a significant amount of Rs 18 billion has been allocated for the programme.
The health insurance worth Rs one million per family per year will be given to the entire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa population (60 Lakh families) through their CNICs in the phase-wise till January 2021.
The permanent residents of the province will be able to avail free health facilities at over 250 hospitals across the Country both in the public and private sectors.
#HealthInsurance4All is a universal health benefit program that will cover more than 90% of health issues of every citizen of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) August 20, 2020
#HealthInsurance4All covers the tiniest aspects related to health. Ten thousand rupees will be given for covering the funeral expenses. Religion of the deceased does not matter as the state is taking responsibility for each and every citizen that lives under its umbrella.
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) August 20, 2020
Health treatments worth of 10 lac will be available for every single family. This universal program is going to be functional for the next 5 years and all the families of KP will enter the system by January 2021.NMDs are already entitled to this service.#HealthInsurance4All
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) August 20, 2020
Induction of new families in #HealthInsurance4All will phasewise start in October from Chitral,Dir,Malakand and Swat.
By January 2021, the entire province will have entered the system.— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) August 20, 2020
In November 2020, #HealthInsurance4All will be available for the people of Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, Mansehra, Torghar, and Abbottabad. They will be free from any fuss of payments in more than 200 hospitals in the entire country.
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) August 20, 2020
Haripur, Buner, Swabi and Mardan will get under the umbrella of #HealthInsurance4All. Every family will be entitled to free health benefits worth of 10 lac every year for the next five years.
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) August 20, 2020
In December of this year a total of 1,224,227 families of Nowshera, Charsadda and Peshawar will be able to avail health benefits from #HealthInsurance4All with the collaboration of State Life Insurance and they can do it every year til 2025.
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) August 20, 2020
People of Kohat, Hangu, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat DI Khan and Tank will join the list of beneficiaries in January 2021.#HealthInsurance4All will cover the entire province in the next 5 months and will be functional for the coming 5 years.
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) August 20, 2020
پروگرام سے متعلق معلومات اور علاج معالجے کے حوالے سے رہنمائی کے لئے 080089898 پر مفت کال کرکے حاصل کریں#HealthInsurance4All pic.twitter.com/CTgzW9Xw4B
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) August 20, 2020
In a statement, the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan said that the provincial government will provide free healthcare services to every citizen.
Mahmood Khan said that no special card or registration will be required & the people can avail health benefits via their CNIC only.
“We are happy to lead Pakistan in the process of becoming a reflection of Riyasat e Madina,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that six million families of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be covered by the Sehat Insaf Card for health insurance of Rs one million.
“Pakistan is prospering under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The project is a role model for the Country & we extend our brotherly assistance to other provinces as well,” Mahmood Khan said.
خیبر پختون خواہ پہلا صوبہ بن گیا جس کے ہر شہری کو انصاف صحت کارڈ سے علاج کے لئے انشورنس مہیا کی جا رہی ہے. ہر خاندان کو 10 لاکھ تک کا علاج کرانے کی سالانہ سہولت ہو گی. یہ حقیقت میں ریاست ہو گی ماں کے جیسی کے تصور پر عمل ہے. آج تک بھی امریکہ میں تمام شہریوں کو یہ سہولت میسر نہیں
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) August 20, 2020
The following are free health facilities under the Sehat Sahulat Programme;
- General Medicine
- General Surgery
- Orthopedics
- Gynae and obstetrics
- Paediatrics
- Accident and Emergency (All the medical/surgical emergency care which can’t be provided in secondary care hospitals)
- Cardiovascular problems
- Complications of Diabetes
- Management of all types of Cancers
- Management of Genito-urinary diseases including Dialysis and Transplant
- Management of Neurosurgical diseases
The additional benefits for the citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;
- Rs 1,000 as maternity allowance
- Rs 2,000 as transportation charges
- Rs 10,000 as funeral compensation
