Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday launched the Naya Pakistan Sehat Card scheme providing the annual health insurance cover of Rs1 million to each family across the Punjab province. “This is not a health insurance rather a health system. He said the health insurance cover would give the families a confidence to get treated their ailing family members which otherwise was unaffordable for many. He told the gathering that the Punjab government would spend Rs440 billion in three years for the health insurance facility to the people. He said no one had ever thought of such a facility as even Punjab chief minister and health minister were shocked considering the project’s financial implication.

Source: The Express Tribune December 14, 2021 15:19 UTC