Pakistan: CM Punjab chairs meeting to review Health Card Scheme

Lahore, The Gulf Observer: A meeting was held under the chair of Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhary Parvez Elahi at his office to review steps to enhance the utility and effectiveness of the health card program.
The CM gave in-principle approval to empanel more hospitals for patients to create ease for those getting treatment through health cards. The option of treatment of more diseases through health cards will also be provided; he stated and approved the addition of CyberKnife, a modern surgery technology, to the health card program. In line with the vision of Imran Khan, the health card program will be further improved while the provincial government has also started providing free medicines to patients in emergency wards of hospitals.
Dr Yasmin Rashid said that two million people have benefited from the facility of free treatment through the health cards program in the province. Principal Secretary to CM Muhammad Khan Bhatti, secretary specialized healthcare dept., Mohsin Ghurki of Ghurki Hospital and Dr Amir Aziz attended the meeting.