Our Government recognizes the right of every individual to access health care and there is the highest level of Political Commitment in Pakistan to attain Universal Health Coverage, this was shared by Minister for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar while addressing Commonwealth Health Minister’s meeting at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. Since taking office in 2013, the Prime Minister accorded the highest priority to ensuring access of quality health-care to all with special focus on the poorest of the poor, the minister said. Pakistan, recognizes the importance of health security as a bridge to peace and sustainability, and the role that
Leveraging the nationally representative database of poor families in the country, the Federal Government has launched the Prime Minister’s National Health Program, with an aim to prevent 100 million population from catastrophic health expenditures across the country in a phased manner. Thousands of patients across the country have benefitted from free quality treatment provided under this program from both public and private sector health facilities for a range of ailments that require hospitalization. With strong political commitment for Universal Health Coverage reforms, the Government of Pakistan continues to strive to ensure effective health financing for its population in a reformed health sector, added the Minister.·The health sector can play in strengthening global security, including preparedness and response to public health threats and disasters. All political parties in Pakistan have recently ratified Sustainable Development Goals as the National Development Agenda and have endorsed the target for Universal Health Coverage. Federal and provincial governments have lately committed to enhancing public health spending by endorsing the National Vision 2025 and the National Health Vision2016-25.
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