Health Insurance Plan For The PWDs Needed

Chairman Potohar Mental Health Association (PHMA) Zulqarnain Asghar on Tuesday demanded the authorities concerned to announce a health insurance plan for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to ensure appropriate medical cover for them

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Apr, 2019 ) :Chairman Potohar Mental Health Association (PHMA) Zulqarnain Asghar on Tuesday demanded the authorities concerned to announce a health insurance plan for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to ensure appropriate medical cover for them.

Talking to APP, he said that although the government has already announced an ideal health insurance scheme for deserving people and asked to plan such scheme for the person with disabilities .

He said the government should announce medical insurance for persons with disabilities while considering it their basic right to have free health care services.

She said that access to health care is challenging for them as persons�with disabilities need quality health care that will only possible when there are separate public health programs for them.

He also said that there should be a survey on the required health facilities for disabled persons living throughout the country and then start working on sharing their burden by the departments concerned.

He said there is dire need special care and look after the the person by the concerned authorities, which is only possible by giving every possible medical assistance to them.

When contacted an official from the concerned ministry said that several plans have been made to ensure health cover to disabled persons and the government is effectively working on these plans.