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Thanks to the Chinese donation, Pakistan will hopefully kick-start a Covid-19 vaccination drive this week, administering half a million doses to public healthcare workers, signalling the beginning of the end of the deadly virus a year after the first case was reported in the country.
A deal to source 10m more doses from China has also been reported. Citing dangers of corruption and a lengthy public procurement process, the government has granted licences to half a dozen private companies to import vaccines. But in the absence of clear pricing policies, confusion clouds the path ahead.
Sehat Sahulat Card program scale being enhanced: Yasmin Rashid
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Dr Yasmin added that cardiac treatment and surgeries were also a part of the coverage.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Friday said the scale and scope of Sehat Sahulat Card program was being enhanced to include Health Insurance for every household in Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions within the current fiscal year.
She was chairing a meeting of Punjab Health Initiatives Management Company (PHIMC) here at the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD). She said the two divisions were selected for this phase due to large rural population and socio-economic inequalities.