As part of its poverty alleviation drive across Pakistan’s poorest districts, the PTI, in its manifesto, states that it "will upscale the Sehat Insaf Card Programme across Pakistan to provide access to quality healthcare to citizens, and augment the existing BISP programme".

Source: PTI Manifesto 2018

Updates

April 10, 2022: Treatment under Sehat Card programme continues: health ministry (read details)

April 8, 2022: Hospitals in Rawalpindi stop treating patients on Sehat cards (read details)

April 2, 2022: Balochistan cabinet okays health card (read details)

March 30, 2022: Sehat Card to be launched in newly merged tribal districts (read details)

March 7, 2022: PTI MPs urge PM to launch Sehat Card in opposition-led Sindh too (read details)

March 3, 2022: KP CM says Sehat Card to now cover liver transplants (read details)

March 1, 2022: Punjab Health Commission to monitor service quality of hospitals empanelled with Sehat Card (read details)

February 17, 2022: Babar Awan distributes ‘Insaf Sehat Cards’ among 5,500 lawyers of Islamabad (read details)

February 16, 2022: Over 12,000 lawyers of Rawalpindi get ‘Insaaf Sehat Card’: Babar Awan (read details)

February 13, 2022: 22m Punjab families registered for health cards (read details)

February 11, 2022: In Faisalabad, Saeedullah first beneficiary of Sehat card, becomes father of baby girl: Farrukh Habib (read details)

February 8, 2022: Govt to distribute health cards in Sindh soon: Senate told (read details)

February 3, 2022: First KP patient receives liver transplant under free treatment scheme (read details)

February 1, 2022: PM launches health card in Bahawalpur division (read details)

January 28, 2022: PTI govt plans to roll out health insurance programme in Karachi (read details)

January 26, 2022: 'Will set an example for the world': PM launches Naya Pakistan Sehat Card for Islamabad residents (read details)

January 16, 2022: Over 5000 patients avail free medical treatment facility in Lahore division: Farrukh Habib (read details)

January 14, 2022: Free kidney, liver transplant on the cards for KP patients (read details)

January 11, 2022: Number of hospitals to be increased 1000 under ‘Sehat Sahulat programme’ by March: CEO (read details)

January 2, 2022: Family head’s Sehat Card to cover members, Punjab health minister (read details)

December 31, 2021: PM launches distribution of 'revolutionary' Sehat Card for entire Punjab population (read details)

December 29, 2022: Centre, Punjab, State Life ink MoU for health insurance (read details)

December 20, 2021: Punjab health minister reviews launching of Sehat Cards (read details)

December 19, 2021: Sehat card to be launched in seven divisions next month, says Buzdar (read details)

December 13, 2021: PM launches health card in Punjab, terms it ‘defining moment’ (read details)

December 2, 2021: Centre urges Sindh, Balochistan to join ration, health schemes (read details)

November 11, 2021: State Life wins health insurance card contract again (read details)

November 10, 2021: Balochistan to introduce Health Card (read details)

October 31, 2021: Islamabad residents to get Sehat Sahulat Cards by December: Asad Umar (read details)

October 22, 2021: Sehat Insaf Card: Every family in Punjab to get up to Rs 1 million every year : Fawad (read details)

September 10, 2021: Sehat Insaf Card distribution in Punjab to begin in December: PM Imran (read details)

September 4, 2021: Sehat Card beneficiaries can now register complaints on Citizen Portal (read details)

August 30, 2021: Citizens across Pakistan getting health cards but Sindh deprived: Governor Imran Ismail (read details)

July 28, 2021: PM asks provinces to help people benefit from health scheme (read details)

July 3, 2021: PM Imran felicitates KP govt for providing free treatment to patients (read details)

June 22, 2021: Draft law to give permanent status to health card scheme in KP (read details)

June 6, 2021: Health card project will be launched in Balochistan soon, says CM (read details)

May 26, 2021: PM launches health cards for Sahiwal, Dera Ghazi Khan divisions (read details)

April 28, 2021: Govt announces Sehat Insaf Card scheme for Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan (read details)

April 25, 2021: Sehat Card Plus Scheme to cover liver & bone marrow transplants in KP (read details)

April 23, 2021: Journalists to be included in PM housing, health card schemes: Fawad (read details)

April 21, 2021: Free treatment scheme to be extended to entire country: PM (read details)

April 15, 2021: Health card scheme to bring about revolution: PM Imran (read details)

April 12, 2020: KP coronavirus patients can get free treatment using Sehat Card Plus (read details)

April 2, 2020: PM Imran Khan has approved Sehat Insaf Card for Islamabad: Asad Umar (read details)

March 6, 2021: Health cards to be distributed among 300,000 labourers in Islamabad (read details)

February 9, 2021: Mardan gets Sehat Card Plus scheme (read details)

January 30, 2021: Summary moved to provide Sehat cards to residents of Islamabad (read details)

January 25, 2021: Punjab govt approves universal health coverage in all districts (read details)

December 23, 2020: Islamabad police to get health cards, houses: PM Imran (read details)

December 18, 2020: PM launches health insurance scheme for Azad Kashmir (read details)

December 1, 2020: Hazara residents finally receive Sehat Insaf cards (read details)

November 24, 2020: Balochistan to launch ‘healthcare card’ (read details)

November 18, 2020: Mahmood orders inclusion of liver transplant in free treatment scheme (read details)

November 1, 2020: Free treatment scheme extended to Malakand division (read details)

October 28, 2020: PM pledges universal health coverage in Punjab, KP (read details)

September 24, 2020: PTI flag removed from Sehat Insaf Card (read details)

August 28, 2020: Govt to provide Sehat Insaf Cards to all residents of AJK (read details)

August 20, 2020: PM Imran launches Sehat Insaf Card initiative in KP (read details)

August 5, 2020: Free treatment to be extended to entire KP in Oct (read details)

July 19, 2020: KP allocates Rs10 billion for distributing health cards to every family in the province (read more)

March 16, 2020: Over 53,000 people to get Sehat Insaf Card in federal capital (read more)

Feb 15, 2020: Sehat Insaf cards distributed among 7.2m families, says CM Usman Buzdar (read more)

Jan 19, 2020: ‘Centre aims at provision of Sehat Sahulat cards to 15m people’ (read more)

Jan 3, 2020: Sehat Insaf Cards to benefit people, says Dr Zafar Mirza (read more)

Dec 30, 2019: PM Imran launches health card scheme for transgender community (read more)

Dec 3, 2019: Punjab CM gives Sehat cards to special persons (read more)

Nov 22, 2019: Centres set up in Thar to issue Sehat Insaf Cards abruptly shut down due to financial constraints (read more)

Aug, 24, 2019: Punjab CM launches health card scheme in Sahiwal (read more)

Aug 17, 2019: PM launches health plan for people with disabilities (read more)

Aug 10, 2019: Overseas Pakistani labourers to also benefit from ‘Sehat Sahulat’ Programme. (read more)

Aug 2, 2019: CM Punjab launches health card scheme in two districts. (read more)

July 26, 2019: Health dept directed to fill vacant posts in tribal districts. (read more)

July 5, 2019: Persons with disabilities to get 100pc coverage under Sehat Insaf Card Scheme. (read more)

July 1, 2019: People of tribal districts to get free treatment on CNICs. (read more)

June 13, 2019: Distribution of Sehat cards at union council level begins. (read more)

June 8, 2019: Differently-abled persons to be provided health coverage, free assistive devices: Dr Nishtar. (read more)

May 30, 2019: Kidney transplant included in Sehat Sahulat Programme. (read more)

May 3, 2019: Transgender community members get health cards in KP. (read more)

May 1, 2019: KP govt unlikely to extend free healthcare to entire province. (read more)

April 19, 2019: Imran expands Sehat Sahulat Programme. (read more)

April 15, 2019: KP CM launches Insaf Rozgar, Sehat Insaf Card schemes in Mohmand. (read more)

April 8, 2019: 'KP govt to extend Sehat Insaf Card to entire populace next year'. (read more)

April 4, 2019: Health Insaf Cards launched in Multan. (read more)

Mar 8, 2019: PM Khan announces a health package for Sindh's Tharparkar district under which Insaf Health Cards will be provided to as many as 112,000 families. (read more)

Feb 23, 2019: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar inaugurates the distribution of Sehat Insaf Card in Dera Ghazi Khan. (read more)

Feb 18, 2019: Sehat Sahulat Cards being introduced in entire Punjab from Feb 22, says Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid. (read more)

Feb 15, 2019: Prime Minister Imran Khan launches Sehat Insaf Card in the tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (read more)

Feb 6, 2019: Punjab to provide Sehat Insaf Cards to around 6 million families living below poverty line. (read more)

Feb 5, 2019: Information minister rejects PML-N’s claim about ‘Insaf Health Card’ scheme. (read more)

Feb 4, 2019: Prime Minister Imran Khan launches first phase of countrywide Sehat Insaf Card scheme. (read details)

Feb 3, 2019: First phase of Sehat Card Scheme being launched from Monday, says Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry. (read details)

Jan 30, 2019: 15 million Pakistani families to get health card, contract signed. (read details)

Jan 13, 2019: More than 20m health cards to be issued by the end of January: minister. (read details)

Jan 6, 2019: Health cards to be provided to around 50pc of the population during the next 15 months. (read details)

Dec 26, 2018: Sehat Insaf Card to be extended to the newly merged districts of erstwhile Fata. (read details)

Dec 13, 2018: PM approves Sehat Insaf Cards for capital police. (read details)

Dec 9, 2018: Govt to issue 25m health insurance cards. (read details)

Dec 2, 2018: 100 days and beyond: Health dept to showcase wide-ranging initiatives soon. (read details)

Nov 23, 2018: Punjab cabinet approves implementation of Health Insurance Programme. (read details)

Oct 16, 2018: Insaf Sehat Card announced in Punjab. (read details)

Aug 25, 2018: Sehat Sahulat Programme to be replicated across the country. (read details)