The private hospitals have earned Rs8 billion as compared to Rs2 billion earned by public sector health facilities. Photo courtesy PHH/File
PESHAWAR: The private hospitals have earned Rs8 billion as compared to Rs2 billion earned by public sector health facilities from the income generated through free treatment of patients under Sehat Sahulat Programme (SSP) during the last five years.
The government has spent Rs10.5 billion on the free treatment of 423,525 patients in the province. Private hospitals got 78 per cent of the amount and the share of government-owned health facilities was 22 per cent.
Sources said that lack of staff’s share in the income of SSP in government hospitals was the main cause of less income. “The health department is concerned over poor performance of the government hospitals and is going to discuss the issue in the next meeting of the Steering Committee on SSP,” they added.
The health department has planned to include liver transplants in the Sehat Sahulat Programme for patients with hepatic failure. Dawn/File
PESHAWAR: The health department has planned to include liver transplants in the Sehat Sahulat Programme for patients with hepatic failure.
A summary for the purpose has already been sent to the chief minister for approval, says director at the Sehat Sahulat Programme, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dr Mohammad Riaz Tanoli.
“The free liver transplant facility is likely to be formally approved within a month and will be extended to the people suffering from end-stage liver disease at the start of the next financial year,” Dr Tanoli told
ISLAMABAD: The delay in completion of State Life Tower has cost Rs823.5 million to the exchequer, the audit report revealed.
According to the audit report for the last fiscal year of the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLICP), if the tower completed in time the amount could have been earned as rental income.
The State Life Tower was supposed to be completed in 2013.
The audit report pointed out that General Financial Rules (GFR) states that every government officer should realise fully that he would be held responsible for any loss sustained by the government through fraud or negligence on his part.
Shoaib Hussain appointed chairman of SLIC
Karachi
April 6, 2021
Karachi: State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan, the country’s largest life insurance company, has announced the appointment of Shoaib Javed Hussain as its Chairman, effective 17th March 2021.
Mr. Hussain has 20 years of management experience at leading Global Insurance Groups & Consultancies in the United Kingdom and in Asia.
Mr. Hussain brings with him his deep understanding of the insurance industry, wide knowledge of strategic executive perspective and technical acumen that he has gained through global engagements across Europe, North America & Asia. Before joining State Life, Mr. Hussain held senior leadership positions with AIA Insurance Group, Milliman, and Prudential plc of the United Kingdom.
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority (CDA) Affairs Ali Nawaz Awan on Sunday said the government will provide Qaumi Sehat Cards (QSC) to 100 per cent population of the federal capital.
Speaking at a ceremony to launch development projects in Shahdhra and Malpur, he said the government will provide the cards to all the permanent residents of Islamabad and the process will be finalised in next two months.
According to a press release, he said that within two weeks construction on Romli Road will be started.
The ban on utility connections in the rural areas of the capital has been lifted after a recent judgment of Islamabad High Court and soon Iesco and the SNGPL will start issuing new connections.