ISLAMABAD – Highlighting main features of the SehatInsaaf Card, Ministerfor Health Aamir Mehmoud Kiani said under this scheme, each deservingfamily will be able to get medical treatment worth seven hundred and twentythousand rupees annually.
He said it will cover treatment of all diseases except transplant.
He said it is the first time in the country’s history that such a bigpackage has been announced for the poor people.
He said that fifteen million people will be provided the health cards inthe next two years. He said this scheme is being launched in Punjab,Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, FATA and the federal capital.
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He said especially in tribal districts, these cards will be provided toeach family. In Islamabad, eighty five thousand families will be providedwith the cards. He said each card holder will also be provided transportcharges of one thousand rupees on every visit to the hospital.
The Health Minister said three new hospitals will be established inIslamabad and the existing health facilities are also being upgraded. Hesaid budget has been allocated for this purpose.
