Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card Programme will be launched in Faisalabad Division tomorrow (Wednesday).

Prime Minister Imran Khan along with Punjab Chief Minister, Sardar Usman Buzdar is expected to inaugurate the launching of the programme.

In this connection, Chief Executive Officer, Punjab Health Initiative Management Company, Dr Ali Razaque in an exclusive interview with Radio Pakistan Correspondent Sajjad Parvez, told that under the Prime Minister's vision of a welfare state and universal health programme, every family of Punjab will be provided Naya Pakistan Sehat Card to get free medical facilities under phased programme by thirty first March.

He said that after the launching of this revolutionary programme, about fifteen million people belongs to four districts of Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Chiniot will be entitled to get free medical indoor treatment facility through nominated government and private hospitals free of cost.

Responding to a question, Dr Ali Razaque told that the holder of the card can get free medical facility for major diseases including cancer, hepatitis, diabetes, heart related ailments, thalassemia, HIV-Aids, kidney transplantation, gynaecology related and other major diseases up to the tune of one million rupees annually.

Source: Radio Pakistan