PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 334 billion for health in fiscal year 2026-27.
Of the total allocated amount, 82 percent is expected to be spent on ongoing projects, while the remaining 18 percent will go towards new schemes.
Funds have also been proposed for 93 ongoing development projects in the health sector.
Funding for the Sehat Card Plus programme has been increased to Rs 50 billion, while free medicines at public hospitals will receive Rs 14.263 billion.
Allocations for Medical Teaching Institutions (MTIs) have been raised to Rs 80 billion.
The budget includes four projects worth Rs 11 billion to upgrade Basic Health Units (BHUs) and Rural Health Centres (RHCs), while hospital management reforms will be expanded to another 72 hospitals.
The KP government has already initiated the process of recruitment of 2,819 doctors, dental surgeons and nurses.
The government has also allocated Rs 9.9 billion to upgrade Category-D hospitals into teaching hospitals, Rs 4 billion for a new general hospital in Peshawar, Rs200 million for free cancer treatment and Rs 1.355 billion for health sector roadmap initiatives.
The government has planned to strengthen primary healthcare facilities and District Headquarters Hospital to ease load on MTIs.
Budget documents showed that public welfare, education, healthcare, employment generation and sustainable development, were the key priorities with a focus on long-term provincial growth and improved service delivery across all sectors.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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