Nigar Johar calls for continuity, audit of Sehat Card programme

Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advisory Council for Health retired Lt Gen Nigar Johar has stressed the need to continue the Sehat Insaf Card programme, calling for a comprehensive audit to ensure financial transparency and accountability.
She expressed these views while chairing a meeting to review the programme’s administrative and financial affairs, according to an official handout issued on Thursday, said a handout.
The statement said that Ms Johar said the Sehat Insaf Card had significantly helped people access healthcare facilities and that the continuation of the public welfare initiative was essential to ensuring uninterrupted treatment for its beneficiaries.
She emphasised that while the provision of healthcare services under the programme must continue, transparency and accountability in its financial management should also be ensured.
The health adviser directed the relevant authorities to conduct a comprehensive audit of the programme to examine its financial affairs and determine whether public funds were being utilised in accordance with prescribed rules and regulations.
She said effective monitoring and transparent accountability were necessary to prevent financial irregularities and ensure the proper use of government resources.
Ms Johar maintained that public resources were a trust and must be utilised responsibly, transparently and in accordance with established procedures.
She said strengthening the programme’s financial management was essential to maintaining its effectiveness and ensuring that public interest remained the foremost consideration.