Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Health insurance scheme launched

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) launched the Health Insurance Scheme from July 15, 2008 for its faculty members and employees in agreement with the New Jubilee Insurance (NJI).

Addressing to the ceremony, Professor, Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor, DUHS, said that the University employees including their spouses and children are covered for treatment if they get hospitalised.

The employees will be issued a Health Insurance Card from NJI containing the employee’s name and family details. They would have to produce this card at the time of admission in the hospital, he added.

According to him, an employee who fails to fill the form will have to contact the concerned department at the DUHS.

The representative from NJI Company also addressed the faculty members and employees of DUHS. He explained the working details of the insurance policy to the audience.

The Vice Chancellor, along with Tahir Ahmed, Managing Director, NJI, distributed the health insurance cards to the departmental heads of 25 institutions working under the DUHS, Karachi.

news source : http://www.thenews.com.pk/

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