Audit, Transparency, and Future Directions for the Sehat Card Plus Program: Insights and Recommendations
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audit, transperency, health, fundsAbstract
The Sehat Card Plus program in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan, launched to provide free healthcare services, has faced growing demand as it now extends from inpatient (IPD) to outpatient (OPD) services. Despite its transformative potential, the program struggles with transparency, resource allocation, and accountability issues that compromise service delivery and patient outcomes. This study critically examines the program’s operational challenges using data from various healthcare facilities across KP, highlighting significant shortages in medical equipment, inadequate fund distribution, and inefficiencies within the program’s administrative processes. Recommendations for stricter audit protocols and improvements in operational transparency are provided to enhance the program’s effectiveness
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