{"id":20709,"date":"2017-01-30T10:27:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T10:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=20709"},"modified":"2017-01-30T14:33:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T14:33:48","slug":"pm-announces-to-extend-pmnhp-to-entire-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2017\/01\/pm-announces-to-extend-pmnhp-to-entire-country\/","title":{"rendered":"PM announces to extend PMNHP to entire country"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-20709-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/x-flv\" src=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/replacement-PM-chairs-meeting-to-review-health-programme-30-01-17.flv?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/replacement-PM-chairs-meeting-to-review-health-programme-30-01-17.flv\">http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/replacement-PM-chairs-meeting-to-review-health-programme-30-01-17.flv<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>ISLAMABAD, Jan30 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chaired a meeting to review progress on the implementation of Prime Minister\u2019s National Health Programme (PMNHP), here at PM House on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister said that access to quality healthcare is the inherent right of every Pakistani, which was unfortunately denied to them for long.<br \/>\nThe PM said that it is only through provision of quality and affordable health services that the nation can achieve its full potential and gains on the economic and social fronts. \u201cWe want to reach out to the poorest of the poor with a comprehensive package of curative health services, as I believe that the combination of diseases and poverty could be lethal for any poor family. We will break this deadly nexus between poverty and diseases\u201d, the PM said.<\/p>\n<p>The PM directed the Ministry of National Health Services for extending the programme to the entire country including FATA, GB and AJK with stringent monitoring system and zero tolerance for inefficiency at the implementation level.<br \/>\nThe Prime Minister said that the federal government will implement the programme in the entire country as the remote areas of KPK and Sindh are more vulnerable to diseases and the prevailing poverty in those areas does not allow people to afford healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister said, \u201cOur government will ensure sustainability of this programme through uninterrupted and continuous flow of public sector resources. I do not want the pace of this crucially vital programme to be hampered by lack of resources as there is nothing dearer to me than the success of this initiative\u201d, emphasized the PM.<\/p>\n<p>Appreciating the supportive role of NADRA and State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan to this landmark initiative, the Prime Minister expressed gratitude to all technical partners of PMNHP, including World Health Organization, World Bank and GIZ.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister\u2019s National Health Programme has been launched and services have been commenced in 11 districts namely Islamabad, Quetta, Lasbela, Lorali, Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Skardu, Diamer, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanewal and Narowal. So far more than 800,000 families have been enrolled in the PMNHP and more than 12,000 individuals have been treated for various illnesses from empanelled hospitals.<br \/>\nUnder the directions of the PM, the programme will now have a country wide outreach; offering free of cost treatment to the poor.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by Ms Saira Afzal Tarar, Minister of State for National Health, Ms Mariam Nawaz Sharif, Tariq Fatemi, SAPM and other senior officials of the attached governments.<\/p>\n<p>APP \/Hamza\/mka \/V.N.S Islamabad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Jan30 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chaired a meeting to review progress on the implementation of Prime Minister\u2019s National Health Programme (PMNHP), here at PM House on Monday. The Prime Minister said that access to quality healthcare is the inherent right of every Pakistani, which was unfortunately denied to them for long. 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