Health sector programmes allocated Rs26.8b

An emergency plan has been made for the government and provincial jurisdictions to work closely.

Health sector programmes have been allocated Rs26.8 billion with a particular focus on polio eradication, according to  2014-15 budget documents.

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Despite the health sector service being fully devolved to the provincial level, the government is mindful of its responsibilities in supporting the provinces in various areas. Some of these areas include: regulation of the health sector, eradication of deadly diseases, and coordination of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

For the eradication of polio from the country, an emergency plan has been made for the Federal Government and the provincial jurisdictions to work closely.

Funding through the budget will also include the Expanded Programme of Immunisation (EPI), National Programme for Family Planning, National Maternal Neonatal and Child Health Programme and Primary Healthcare.

Several other national programmes aimed at the prevention and control of diseases such as TB, Hepatitis, blindness and AVN Influenza will also be funded through the budget.

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The total targeted health expenditure has increased from Rs5,480m in 2008-09  to a record Rs10,017 for 2014-15.