6.8m families to get Sehat Cards

LAHORE: Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department Secretary Momin Agha, along with other senior officials, visited Punjab Health Initiative Management Company (PHIMC) on Tuesday. On the occasion, the company officials told the secretary that the cash-less scheme was fully funded by the provincial government in collaboration with the State Life Insurance Corporation. The Sehat Card would be provided to 6.8 million families and 3.9 million individuals in all 36 districts of the province. The programme had been initiated with verification by NADRA in 21 districts so far.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 31^st, 2019.