免费医疗在巴基斯坦旁遮普结束;现在病人必须支付手术和透析等治疗费用。 Free healthcare ends in Punjab, Pakistan; patients now must pay for treatments like surgeries and dialysis.

巴基斯坦旁遮普省卫生倡议已停止在所有公立医院(包括拉瓦尔品第医院)为持有卫生卡的病人提供免费治疗,自7月1日起生效。 The Punjab Health Initiative in Pakistan has discontinued free treatment for patients with health cards in all public hospitals, including Rawalpindi, effective July 1. 现在要求患者支付手术和透析等治疗费用。 Patients are now required to pay for treatments such as surgeries and dialysis. 政府表示, Sehat Card 计划将继续在私立医院实施, 并保证这项改变不会影响免费医疗服务, The government says the Sehat Card program will continue in private hospitals, and assures that this change will not affect free medical services, as substantial funds have been allocated for medicines in government hospitals.