Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a special meeting on Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education, and directed the authorities concerned to introduce special cards for the treatment of cardiac and cancer patients in the province. Authorities concerned gave her a detailed briefing on Cancer and Cardiac Surgery Special Card Project, besides an update on Chief Minister’s Special Initiative for Cancer Patients Card in Punjab. They apprised her that under this initiative, Punjab government will bear complete treatment cost of patients suffering from cancer and heart diseases. They also apprised her that every patient will be able to avail treatment facilities worth up to Rs. 1 million through this Card, and added that in the first phase, 45,000 patients across Punjab will benefit from this initiative. They highlighted that under Chief Minister Cardiac Surgery Program, heart surgeries will also be provided free of cost. She sought a comprehensive program regarding timely treatment of stroke patients.
