The Punjab government has announced to include complex liver surgery in the health card program. The health card program will also include complex heart surgery for children. An increase in the amount of treatment approved through the hearth card.
According to the sources, it has been decided by the government of Punjab that complex liver surgery will be included in the health card. Furthermore, experts from government hospitals and private hospitals will also help in complex surgery. As per the Punjab government, the program will include cardiac surgery of small children with the support of private hospitals.
Chief Minister Punjab, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, approved this upgraded procedure for health card users as an extension of the Sehat Sahulat Card.
The decision was made after a meeting between the Punjab Chief Minister and Dr. Shazia Malik, vice president of a private hospital. Dr. Shazia assured full support of all private hospitals during the operation and after treatments on the occasion.
It is to be mentioned here that the card, which is under PTIs Sehat Sahulat Program, was part of a health insurance scheme. It was first launched by the ruling party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in 2016. Now the program has been extended to the federal capital, Punjab, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Through the Sehat Insaf card, treatment for low-income people has become; thousands of people have been freely treated from this card.
Benefits of Sehat Insaaf Card
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Free emergency treatment
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maternity health service
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surgical procedures
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hospitalization
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