‘Citizens across Pakistan getting health cards but Sindh deprived'

Governor says Centre cannot cover entire province without Sindh govt’s cooperation

KARACHI:

People across the country are getting health cards but the people of Sindh are deprived, said Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Sunday.

The federal government managed to distribute the 'Sehat cards' in some areas of Tharparkar and Umerkot districts could not do so across the province due to the lack of cooperation by the Sindh government, he said, addressing a thalassemia screening camp organised by the Kashif Iqbal Thalassemia Care Centre (KTCC) at the Governor House.

The health cards are a joint venture between the federation and the provinces, implying that funds for the medical insurance are to be shared between the federation and the provincial governments, according to a statement issued by the governor's office.

However, the Sindh government has declined the offer given by the Centre in this regard, according to Ismail.

 The governor lamented that people all over Pakistan were getting health cards citizens of Sindh province were still deprived.

He said that 100 per cent of eligible citizens in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and 60 per cent citizens in Punjab have been given health cards.