The vaccines were procured from Sinopharm, CanSinoBio and Sinovac
Reuters
April 30, 2021
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Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Thursday said that Pakistan has purchased 13 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from three Chinese companies and expects to receive them in the next two months,
The vaccines were procured from Sinopharm, CanSinoBio and Sinovac, he told
Reuters.
They will supplement around 2.4 million shots from the COVAX programme for poorer nations that are expected to arrive during that period. We will be continuously procuring from all available sources across the world, Faisal said. For now, China remains the primary source for vaccines to meet our present and ongoing needs but all our options are open for effective and safe vaccines.
Govt announces Sehat Insaf Card scheme for Islamabad, GB
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April 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the National Steering Committee and announced that the PTI government has decided to launch health cards for the permanent residents of Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Dr Faisal Sultan said that in Islamabad, more than 258,000 families will be able to benefit from the government s Sehat Insaf Card scheme launched under PTI s Sehat Sahulat Programme. Similarly, about 328,00 households in Gilgit Baltistan will be able to get free medical treatment through the heath card facility, Dr Sultan said. Under the scheme, the government has planned to provide health cards to 80 million poor people or 10.5 million households so that they could receive free medical treatment in private and public hospitals.
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April 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the National Steering Committee and announced that the PTI government has decided to launch health cards for the permanent residents of Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Dr Faisal Sultan said that in Islamabad, more than 258,000 families will be able to benefit from the government s Sehat Insaf Card scheme launched under PTI s Sehat Sahulat Programme. Similarly, about 328,00 households in Gilgit Baltistan will be able to get free medical treatment through the heath card facility, Dr Sultan said. Under the scheme, the government has planned to provide health cards to 80 million poor people or 10.5 million households so that they could receive free medical treatment in private and public hospitals.
Pakistan to get 15 million coronavirus jabs in next two months: Dr Faisal Sultan
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Friday Apr 30, 2021
A man receives a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Karachi, Pakistan April 28, 2021. Reuters
Dr Faisal Sultan says Pakistan has procured the vaccine from Sinopharm, CanSinoBio and Sinovac.
We will be continuously procuring from all available sources across the world, he says.
COVID cases have been rising steadily in the nation of 220 million which recorded 201 deaths on Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said Thursday Pakistan has purchased 13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from three Chinese companies.
IT is not a moment too soon for Pakistan to take extraordinary measures against the spread of Covid-19 within its borders. Reports emerging from India, showing horrific scenes of people dying on the street gasping for breath, offer a glimpse of what could lie in store for us if we continue to treat SOPs in a cavalier manner.
A few days ago, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that the army would be deployed to assist the police in enforcing SOPs to stem the spread of the disease. All the provinces as well as Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have followed suit. Calling in the armed forces to assist local law enforcement is a very significant step taken in times of grave emergencies, and while it is unfortunate, the present situation arguably does qualify. All indicators are that matters may get worse before they get better; taking extra precautions now will ensure that the ‘worst’ will not push our health facilities beyond breaking point. As per a US-based institute’s p