ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Saturday congratulated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on free of cost treatment of as many as 250,439 patients under its Sehat Card Plus programme during the first seven months of the last fiscal year (7MFY21).
Taking to Twitter, the prime minister shared a news report and wrote: “Congratulations Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 250,439 patients treated free of cost under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sehat Card Plus programme.”
“This is the Pakistan we are moving towards – that was envisioned by Allama Iqbal & Quaid-e-Azam,” he added.
The report said that Prime Minister Khan shared said at least 250,439 patients were treated under the Sehat Card Plus programme in public and private hospitals free of cost during the said period.
The majority of patients preferred private hospitals for their treatment as about 174,388 people went to private health facilities and only 76,052 patients opted for treatment in public sector hospitals.
Last year in August, Prime Minister Khan had launched the Sehat Sahulat Programme for the residents of the entire province, aimed at providing health insurance cover of a million rupees to all the families.
