The Federal Sehat Sahulat Programme is one of Pakistan's major social health protection initiatives, providing cash-free inpatient treatment and financial risk protection to vulnerable households. It traces its roots to the Prime Minister's National Health Programme, established on 31 December 2015 by then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's first federal-level social health insurance intervention. Coverage is delivered through the Qaumi Sehat Card, a micro-health insurance instrument available to citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, Islamabad and Tharparkar in Sindh, with eligible low-income households identified through the Benazir Income Support Programme and National Socio-Economic Registry databases. The programme covers maternity services, surgeries, emergency treatment and care for chronic and severe conditions at secondary and tertiary hospitals, and was formally relaunched on 16 January 2026 by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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Sponsoring Body Target PopulationFamilies living below the poverty line, identified through the Benazir Income Support Programme 1 Health GoalProvide cash-free inpatient treatment and financial risk protection to vulnerable households 1 Geographic ScopeFederal and provincial jurisdictions of Pakistan 1 Measured ResultsOver 43 million families enrolled as of 2023 1 Program status (class) Partially Attested
Launch Year2015 is the launch of the predecessor Prime Minister's National Health Programme; the Sehat Sahulat name and later relaunch dates differ Classification
Program KindHealth Insurance or Financing Program 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Sehat Sahulat Program
Lead section, origin sentence
31 December 2015
Infobox, sponsoring body
Government of Pakistan
Lead section, eligibility sentence
families living below the poverty line, identified through the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)
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cash-free inpatient treatment and financial risk protection to vulnerable households
Lead section, implementation sentence
implemented across federal and provincial jurisdictions
Coverage and results section
over 43 million families enrolled
Lead section, abbreviation
FSSP
- Wikipedia 'Sehat Sahulat Program': 'is one of Pakistan's major social health protection initiatives'; checked 2026-09-27.
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The Federal Sehat Sahulat Programme (FSSP) is one of Pakistan's major social health protection initiatives, aimed at providing cash-free inpatient treatment and financial risk protection to vulnerable households.
Associated With: Health Systems and Policy, Lead section
The programme marked Pakistan’s first federal-level social health insurance intervention and laid the foundation for the current Sehat Sahulat Programme and Federal Sehat Sahulat Programme.
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