Sehat Sahulat Program
| Abbreviation | SSP |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2015 |
| Type | Social safety net |
| Focus | Improve access of the poor population to good quality medical services |
| Owner | Government of Pakistan, Government of KPK, Government of Punjab |
The Sehat Sahulat Program is a flagship social health insurance initiative launched by the Government of Pakistan in 2015 with the name of 'Pakistan Sehat Card' [1][2][3] to provide free healthcare services to the underprivileged population of the country then carried on by PTI government in 2019, under name of Sehat Sahulat Card later known as Sehat Insaf Card.[4] The program is designed to provide financial protection and access to quality healthcare services to the poorest and most vulnerable segments of society.[5] The program was declared as universal by the PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of Mahmood Khan in 2020 and was declared as universal by the PTI federal government of Imran Khan in 2021.[6]
Under the Sehat Sahulat Program, eligible households are provided with free healthcare services, including hospitalization, surgeries, and diagnostic tests. The program covers a range of health conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and kidney diseases, among others.[7][8]
The program is being implemented in collaboration with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), which is responsible for identifying eligible households and issuing health insurance cards. The health insurance cards are being distributed to the beneficiaries free of charge.[9] As per a November 2023 report conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), the program has enrolled 43 million families by covering a 190 million population of the country. While over 14.6 million have used health facility in empanel hospitals.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "PM launches National Health Programme". 31 December 2015.
- ^ "PM launches health scheme for the poor". 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Prime Minister National Health Program (PMNHP)". 8 November 2015.
- ^ "PM Khan launches countrywide Sehat Insaf Card scheme". 4 February 2019.
- ^ "PM Khan launches countrywide Sehat Insaf Card scheme". 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b Farooq, Shujaat (November 2023). "Making Sehat Sahulat Program Sustainable". Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
- ^ "Sehat Sahulat Programme services continue: Spokesman". 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Kidney transplant included in Sehat Sahulat Programme". 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Sehat Sahulat Program (Federal & Punjab and KP) – NADRA Pakistan".