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      <title>Punjab govt. to emulate KP's Sehat Card Scheme vows Dr. Yasmin
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Health minister of Punjab Dr. Yasmin Rashid hailed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's Sehat Card scheme and vowed to emulate it in Punjab. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;She took to Twitter today and shared her views, writing: &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Every citizen of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa now has access to a health card. Citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will now be able to get free treatment up to Rs. 1 million in selected hospitals across Pakistan. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Regarding the expansion of the Sehat card scheme in Punjab and other regions of Pakistan, she wrote: &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;By the end of this year, God willing, every family in Punjab will also have a health card. Health coverage for its entire population is no mean feat achieved by the PTI-led government in KP. In 7 years, we have done what couldn't be done by others despite being in multiple tenures. Alhamdolillah! In sha Allah we will soon be able to extend this to all Pakistan &lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;div class='media__item  '&gt;&lt;picture&gt;&lt;img src="https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/02/601822b65fbb4.jpg" srcset='https://i.aaj.tv/medium/2021/02/601822b65fbb4.jpg 400w, https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/02/601822b65fbb4.jpg 400w, https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/02/601822b65fbb4.jpg 400w' sizes='(min-width: 992px)  400px, (min-width: 768px)  400px,  400px' alt="Taimur Jhagra, KP&amp;#039;s health minister. (File Photo)." /&gt;&lt;/picture&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
				
				&lt;figcaption class="media__caption  "&gt;Taimur Jhagra, KP's health minister. (File Photo).&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;			          &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Earlier in the day KP's health minister announced that as of February 1, every citizen of the province has health coverage. He tweeted: &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Feb 1; a special day for each of 40 million residents of Pakhtunkhwa across Pakistan; today, all KP has access to the KP Sehat Card Plus program. Today, KP has Universal Health Insurance, a first in Pakistan &amp;amp; the region, &amp;amp; proof that if we dream big, we can achieve more than we believe! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It's an amazing achievement by the PTI-led KP government. Prime Minister Imran Khan also felicitated the provincial government via Twitter, writing:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Congratulations to the KP govt for making KP the first province in Pak with Universal Health Coverage for all KP-domiciled citizens. 40,000,000 residents are covered with free health insurance. Free treatment up to Rs1,000,000 per family per year in over 400 govt/private hospitals across Pakistan.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>Health minister of Punjab Dr. Yasmin Rashid hailed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's Sehat Card scheme and vowed to emulate it in Punjab. </p>

<p>She took to Twitter today and shared her views, writing: </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Every citizen of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa now has access to a health card. Citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will now be able to get free treatment up to Rs. 1 million in selected hospitals across Pakistan. </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Regarding the expansion of the Sehat card scheme in Punjab and other regions of Pakistan, she wrote: </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>By the end of this year, God willing, every family in Punjab will also have a health card. Health coverage for its entire population is no mean feat achieved by the PTI-led government in KP. In 7 years, we have done what couldn't be done by others despite being in multiple tenures. Alhamdolillah! In sha Allah we will soon be able to extend this to all Pakistan </p>
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				<div class='media__item  '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/02/601822b65fbb4.jpg" srcset='https://i.aaj.tv/medium/2021/02/601822b65fbb4.jpg 400w, https://i.aaj.tv/large/2021/02/601822b65fbb4.jpg 400w, https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2021/02/601822b65fbb4.jpg 400w' sizes='(min-width: 992px)  400px, (min-width: 768px)  400px,  400px' alt="Taimur Jhagra, KP&#039;s health minister. (File Photo)." /></picture></div>
				
				<figcaption class="media__caption  ">Taimur Jhagra, KP's health minister. (File Photo).</figcaption>
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<p>			          </p>

<p>Earlier in the day KP's health minister announced that as of February 1, every citizen of the province has health coverage. He tweeted: </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Feb 1; a special day for each of 40 million residents of Pakhtunkhwa across Pakistan; today, all KP has access to the KP Sehat Card Plus program. Today, KP has Universal Health Insurance, a first in Pakistan &amp; the region, &amp; proof that if we dream big, we can achieve more than we believe! </p>
</blockquote>

<p>It's an amazing achievement by the PTI-led KP government. Prime Minister Imran Khan also felicitated the provincial government via Twitter, writing:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Congratulations to the KP govt for making KP the first province in Pak with Universal Health Coverage for all KP-domiciled citizens. 40,000,000 residents are covered with free health insurance. Free treatment up to Rs1,000,000 per family per year in over 400 govt/private hospitals across Pakistan.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:07:19 +0500</pubDate>
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