Germany to give 12m euros for K-P, G-B schemes

Grant has been allocated for Social Health Protection Phase-II

ISLAMABAD: The German Development Bank, KfW will provide grant assistance of Euros 12 million to Pakistan for Social Health Protection Phase-II in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B).

The financing agreements in this regard were signed here by Economic Affairs Division Secretary Noor Ahmed and German Development Bank (KfW) Country Director Wolfgang Moeller.

Under the agreements, the KfW will provide grant assistance worth €2.6 million for G-B and €9.4 million for K-P.

The financial contribution would be used exclusively for the development of Social Health Protection Schemes in the two areas to provide quality health care services to the registered beneficiaries.



Health departments of K-P and G-B would be involved in the implementation of the programme, which would cover cost for hospitalisation for child birth, common diseases of childhood, injuries, accidents, common surgeries and medical ailments.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Muhammad Hammad Azhar.

On the occasion, the minister thanked the German government for the grant assistance, which, he said would be helpful in redressing critical health related issues in far flung regions of G-B and K-P.

He highlighted that such initiatives were truly commendable as they were geared to impact the lives of the common man.

The minister also said the government valued the focus of the German government to invest in such schemes and looked forward to further strengthening cooperation in the upcoming Government to Government (G2G) negotiations to be held in Berlin.