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ISLAMABAD, (APP): A launching ceremony of Prime
Minister’s National Health Programme (PMNHP) was held at District
Kotli on Thursday to ensure provision of proper health coverage.
Minister for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar
launched the Programme, speaking on the occasion she said that
the programme would provide quality and free health care services to
the poor.
She said “We believe in taking concert measure to address the
sufferings of the poor segment of the society and do not relay on
slogan.”
She said “Our politics is the politics of the performance and
delivery to the masses. Health insurance was a key aspect of the PML
(N) manifesto in 2013 election campaign and today Allah Almighty has
granted us success in implementing this revolution program.”
She said this is the second district in Azad Jammu and
Kashmir, after district Muzaffarabad, where the programme has been
launched to provide free indoor health care services for secondary
and seven priority diseases to the poor families of the district.
With this program more than 79,000 poor families of the
district will be provided with free service for indoor treatment
through network of empaneled hospitals throughout Pakistan.
She congratulated the poor and marginalized population of Azad
Jammu & Kashmir for another step toward their prosperity by the
leadership of Pakistan Muslim League (N).
She assured that the programme would also be started soon in all
districts of AJK and Pakistan.
She said that through this scheme more than 170,000 families
have been enrolled and given health card while more than 4,000
beneficiaries have so far been treated in programs empaneled
hospitals.
She said overall the program will be launched in 23 districts
and will be providing services to 3.2 million families who are
living below poverty.