What is Qaumi Sehat Card?
Qaumi Sehat Card (National Health Card) is a Micro-health Insurance initiative currently available for citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan Azad Kashmir, Islamabad, and Tharparkar (Sindh) under the Sehat Sahulat Program (Healthcare Convenience Program) by the Government of Pakistan. Under the program, millions of people belonging to low-income families are getting swift and free inpatient healthcare services without any financial obligations.
Holding a Sehat Card allows you to receive health services in many Public and Private Hospitals across the designated regions. You can access those facilities and get treatment and care in case of accident and medical emergency, and for diseases like diabetes, kidney diseases, Hepatitis B and C, and all types of cancers. Furthermore, Sehat Card holders can also receive free COVID-19 treatment.
Who is Eligible for Sehat Card?
Currently, all citizens of Pakistan earning less than $2/day can access this program and receive free medical care, as surveyed under Ehsaas Kafaalat / Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).
All permanent residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (including the residents of merged districts from ex-FATA), Punjab, Islamabad, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), as per NADRA records, are covered under the program regardless of their income.
