LAHORE:

Punjab's healthcare system has allegedly swung from universal coverage to widespread collapse within just seven years, according to a new white paper contrasting the reform-heavy tenure of the PTI with what it calls the regressive policies of the PML-N.

Titled Healing Punjab: Healthcare Reforms, Reversals, and the Road to Recovery (2018-2025), the report — co-authored by former health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid and researcher Shayan Bashir — is set to be unveiled on Monday.

It argues that PTI's 2018-22 reforms delivered Punjab's strongest-ever public health system, while subsequent reversals since 2023 have left millions vulnerable, a collapse laid bare by this year's devastating floods.

Between 2018 and 2022, the PTI rolled out the Sehat Sahulat Card, providing health insurance

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