Approximately 300,000 residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have received free medical treatment outside the province through the Sehat Card Plus health insurance program, according to official records. Since its launch in 2016, the program has provided cashless treatment and diagnostic services to over five million people nationwide, amounting to more than Rs. 150 billion in healthcare support. Patients can access services at 700 empaneled hospitals across Pakistan using their KP-issued national identity cards.
Of the total beneficiaries, 294,287 patients sought medical care outside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the majority traveling to Punjab, followed by Islamabad, Karachi, and Balochistan. A smaller number of patients received treatment in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The provincial government has paid Rs. 1.229 billion to hospitals outside KP for these treatments. Health officials noted that many beneficiaries lived outside the province for work, while others required procedures unavailable locally.
The Sehat Card Plus program also covers complex procedures such as organ transplants, including renal, liver, and cochlear surgeries. Under the scheme, 235 renal, 80 liver, and 71 cochlear transplants have been performed. Currently, the program covers 11 million families across the province, providing up to Rs. 1 million per family per year for free treatment anywhere in Pakistan, significantly improving access to quality healthcare for residents.
