Financial bids of insurance companies were opened in the presence of media in Islamabad today for provision of Sehat Cards to 14 million families across Pakistan.
Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulation Aamir Mehmood Kiyani was also present at the bid opening ceremony.
Through these cards families living below poverty line of 2 dollars per day will be provided financial protection against extraordinary healthcare expenditures.
The Sehat Card provides its enrolled beneficiaries access to free quality indoor health care services, worth 720,000 rupees, from public and private hospitals of their choice across the country.