Share:Federal government has planned to provide Karachiites with the National Health Card with officials in the health department saying that it would only cost Rs16 billion annually to provide the service to permanent residents of Karachi. The health ministry officials shared that upto 40 percent of the Karachi population already avails health cards’ facilities owing to their permanent residence in other provinces where the scheme has already been launched. “The remaining Karachi population also has the right to get access to the health facility,” they said. It is pertinent to mention here that Prime Minister Imran Khan had urged the Sindh government to launchthe health card scheme in the province. “Sindh government should launch health card program in order to provide Rs1 million health insurance cover to every family,” he added.

Source: The Nation January 30, 2022 01:15 UTC