Ehsaas ‘catastrophic health expenditure’ policy on the anvil National January 22, 2021 Islamabad: Extensive one-year-long work has been done on Ehsaas Tahafuz, Pakistan’s first shock-oriented precision safety net. The programme aims at protecting the vulnerable populations from catastrophic health expenditures and is being pilot tested in one hospital this quarter, following which it will be upscaled later this year. The PM’s Special Assistant Dr. Sania Nishtar shared the above information as chair of the second meeting of the Ehsaas Tahafuz Steering Committee here Thursday at the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD). Secretary and Additional Secretary of the Division were also present.