Healthcare: Need of the hour

In today’s world, healthcare of masses is of paramount importance. Since it is the responsibility of the government to provide health care facilities to the people, therefore, National Health Programme to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is a sign of hope and relief for people living in abject poverty. Under this programme, free of cost medical treatment of fatal diseases including diabetes, cancer, angioplasty and others will be provided to people living under poverty line. Since health care of masses is the top most priority of the provincial government as well, therefore, the government has also launched Punjab Health Insurance Cards. Under this scheme, health insurance cards will be issued to poor families through which they will be able to avail quality treatment facilities at hospitals without paying any money for it. Moreover, establishment of Mobile Health Units, formation of Punjab Health Care Commission and initiation of Hepatitis Control Program are ample proof of the government’s firm resolve to improve health care delivery in the country. Whatever has been done is good but more needs to be done as health care of masses is need of the hour.

SYED ALI QASIM

Lahore