Punjab moves closer to health insurance for entire population
Health coverage for all families to begin from Sahiwal, DG Khan
The government has registered around 0.1 million people for its social health insurance programme. PHOTO: AFP
LAHORE:
Punjab is all set to enhance to the scale of Sehat Sahulat Card Programme to the general population with the introduction of Health Insurance for every household in Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan Divisions within the current fiscal year.
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid gave directions to this effect while chairing a meeting of the Punjab Health Initiatives Management Company (PHIMC) at the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department on Friday.
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‘Punjab takes over disease surveillance, response units’
Lahore
December 17, 2020
LAHORE:Punjab has formally taken over the Disease Surveillance and Response Units in all 36 districts of the province set up with support of the federal government and the USAID. Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid made the formal announcement here on Wednesday in a video link meeting wherein the formal handing over of the units took place.
Present in the meeting were Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Dr Faisal Sultan, Ms Julie from USAID, Health Ministers of all provinces, officials of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department and key stakeholders. Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr Faisal Sultan and Ms Julie elaborated the utility of the Disease, Surveillance and Response Units.
Punjab takes over Disease Surveillance, Response Units
National
December 17, 2020
LAHORE: Punjab has formally taken over the Disease Surveillance and Response Units in all 36 districts of the province set up with support of the federal government and the USAID. Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid made the formal announcement here on Wednesday in a video link meeting wherein the formal handing over of the units took place.
Present in the meeting were Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Dr Faisal Sultan, Ms Julie from USAID, Health Ministers of all provinces, officials of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department and key stakeholders. Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr Faisal Sultan and Ms Julie elaborated the utility of the Disease, Surveillance and Response Units.
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LAHORE: Soon after the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)’s public meeting at Minar-i-Pakistan on Sunday, Prime Minister Imran Khan lambasted the joint opposition for “endangering people’s lives during Covid-19 spike” and reiterated that he would not give an NRO to the opposition leaders.
“Let me once again reiterate: I will never give an NRO. Whatever future plans of further blackmail PDM may have, my message is categorical: There will never be an NRO from my govt no matter what tactics the looters devise,” the prime minister said in a tweet.