Balochistan expands healthcare initiative

QUETTA:

The Balochistan government has announced expansion of its Cancer and Deadly Diseases Treatment Plan under public-private partnership between the provincial government and the global pharmaceutical leader Roche Pharma.

Under the expanded program, patients across Balochistan will now receive free-of-cost treatment for several high-cost and debilitating diseases, including multiple sclerosis, Hemophilia, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Diabetic Macular Edema, Breast, Liver, and Lung Cancers.

This initiative marks a paradigm shift in the province's healthcare system, ensuring that no citizen is denied life-saving treatment due to financial constraints.

The formal launch of the expanded project, titled the Chief Minister's Initiative for Treatment of Cancer and Deadly Diseases Expansion Project, was finalized during a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister's Secretariat.

The session was chaired by Provincial Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar, with participation from senior officials of the Health Department and representatives from Roche Pharma.