ISLAMABAD – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance Taimur Saleem Jhagrahas said by giving Sehat Insaf Card to every family in the province, KhyberPakthunkhwa will become first province to give universal health coverage toall of its population.
Provision of Universal health services to the masses is going to be a gamechanger in the health sector of KP. It will put an end to the suffering ofpoor and marginalized people by allowing them to get timely treatment instandard hospitals with dignity.
He expressed these views while chairing a high level meeting regarding 100percent coverage under Sehat Sahulat Programme Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here atCivil Secretariat Peshawar.
Besides Muhammad Yahya Akhunzada, Secretary Health KP, Ali Jan Khan,Advisor to Minister Finance, Dr. Shahid Yunis, Chief Health Sector ReformsUnit (HSRU), Director SHPI Khyber Pakhtu nkhwa Dr. Muhammad Riaz Tanoli andDeputy Director Dr. Ijaz Ahmad attended the meeting.
A brief presentation was made by Secretary Health to the meeting. Thepresentation was focused on the different options for hiring an insurancefirm to cover 100% population.
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Meeting was told that government employees would also be included in thishealth insurance program.
Another feature of the project is the inclusion of both public and privatehospitals on the panel list and to ensure quality treatment, hospitals withadequate medical facilities would be empanelled only.
After detail discussion, it was decided that Health Department should gofor rebidding to hire the insurance company and ask the biddingorganizations to submit two proposals, one for premium based coverage andsecond for fund management system, for implementation of the Programme.
