Sochbichar

Monday, March 15, 2021 at 10:00 AM (PST)   Chair: Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation and Chairperson BISP.   Moderator:  Dr. Nadeem Ul Haq, VC, PIDE Speakers: Faisal Rifaq, CEO at Sehat Sahulat Program, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Shabnam Sarfraz, Member Social Sector, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiative, Government of Pakistan Mahmood Khalid, Health Economist, PIDE Sara Rizvi Jafree, Assistant Professor, Forman Christian College, Lahore Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC), Government of Pakistan, in alliance with Provincial Governments initiated a healthcare intervention titled the Sehat Sahulat Program. The objective of this program is to lead a path towards Universal Health Coverage in Pakistan and to grant easier access and free-of-cost healthcare services to the poor. The program, implemented in 91 districts of the count