MANILA: Federal Minister Chairperson BISP, Faezana Raja has said
that health of marginalized segment of society was prime concern of the
developing countries.
Ttalking with President PhilHealth (a
health concern of public sector of Philippines) Dr. Rey B. Aquino here
in Manila. She said that in the realization of the same phenomenon,
BISP (Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has launched exclusive
measures aiming to cater the health related needs of the poor in the
country.
In another high level meeting with Farzana Raja, the
Philippines’ legislators applauded the efforts of the Government of
Pakistan for launching a great endeavor in the form of BISP and were of
the view that the programme should be replicated as an ideal social
safety net in ASEAN and other South East Asian countries.
The
Philippines’ Government officials expressed their desire to adopt the
modern and innovative systems of BISP which has turned it into a
successful social safety net programme.
It should be noted also
that various Asian and other developing countries have shown their
interest in BISP due to its modern technology based systems for which
negotiations are underway between Chairperson BISP, its management and
the governments of those countries.
Another highlight was that
the Philippines Government had offered to partnership with State Life
Insurance Corporation of Pakistan for a comprehensive health insurance
scheme for BISP.
Earlier, Chairperson BISP was given a detailed
presentation on the operations of the Philhealth, which she declared as
a very comprehensive social health protection programme and
specifically lauded its free health cover age for the marginalized
segment of the society.
During discussion Farzana Raja informed
the President and top management of PhilHealth about Waseela-e-Sehat
initiative of BISP which aims at providing not only the health
insurance to millions of beneficiary families but also provides life
insurance to them.
President Philhealth was impressed by the
measures taken by BISP to ensure transparency in the Programme and
appreciated the progress made by BISP so far.
The Chairperson
invited the President and his team to visit Pakistan and explore the
avenues where Philhealth can be of useful in implementation of the
health insurance facility for BISP beneficiaries.
At the
end,Farzana Raja thanked the Philippines’s Government and people for
their cordial hospitality and termed her visit as memorable experience
of her life. She said that BISP was ready to share experiences with the
world and especially Asian countries like Philippines.
She
assured of enhanced bilateral cooperation between the two countries for
poverty alleviation, provision of health & education facilities
with an improved standard of life for all Online
