In 2025, the Government of Punjab, under the leadership of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, introduced a revolutionary healthcare initiative known as the Free Medicine Home Delivery and Mobile Clinic Program. Commonly referred to as “Clinic at Your Doorstep,” this ambitious scheme is transforming public healthcare by providing free medical checkups and medicines at the homes of the poor and deserving people throughout Punjab. This healthcare model reflects a major step towards a more equitable, inclusive, and accessible medical system, ensuring that no citizen is left behind due to poverty, disability, or geographic location.
What is the Free Medicine Home Delivery Project?
The Free Medicine Home Delivery Project is part of a larger government health initiative that aims to reach the most underprivileged people across Punjab. Its goal is to provide essential healthcare services and life-saving medicines directly to people’s homes without requiring them to visit hospitals or clinics.
This is especially useful for:
- Elderly people
- Disabled individuals
- Pregnant women
- Children suffering from chronic illnesses
- People living in far-flung rural areas
Through this project, essential medicines for diabetes, blood pressure, asthma, hepatitis, heart diseases, and more are being delivered to eligible patients.
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Clinic-on-Wheels: Taking Healthcare to the Streets
An essential part of this initiative is the Clinic-on-Wheels Program, a fleet of mobile medical vans that visit remote towns and villages across Punjab. These vans are equipped with:
- Doctors and trained nurses
- Medical diagnostic tools
- Emergency medications
- Digital record-keeping systems
As of mid-2025, over 911 mobile health units are operating across Punjab. These clinics treat over 45,000 patients every day, making healthcare accessible even in areas where hospitals and clinics are not available.
Free Insulin Program for Children
A special highlight of this project is the Insulin for Children Initiative, launched in May 2025. This sub-project focuses on Type-1 diabetic children who are given insulin cards that allow them to receive insulin injections, kits, and glucose monitors for free at their homes. The insulin is delivered through Pakistan Post using a special cold chain to ensure medicine quality. In its first phase, over 1,500 children have been enrolled. This is the first time in Pakistan’s history that insulin is being delivered free of cost directly to children suffering from diabetes at their doorsteps.
How to Get Free Medicine at Home?
Many people wonder how they can benefit from this program. The process is simple and transparent:
- No registration is required in most cases.
- Eligible patients are identified through local health surveys, lady health workers, and medical camps.
- Once identified, patients are included in the delivery list, and medicines are sent to them on a monthly or bimonthly basis.
- For patients with chronic illnesses, delivery is done regularly through Pakistan Post.
The Punjab Health Department and Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department monitor this process through an advanced digital dashboard to ensure accountability and transparency.
Why This Program Is Important
In Pakistan, especially in rural areas, millions of people do not have access to quality healthcare. Long distances, high costs, and a lack of medical facilities make it difficult for many to get the treatment they need.
Maryam Nawaz’s project is solving this problem in the following ways:
- Reducing patient travel time and expenses
- Bringing healthcare directly to women and children
- Preventing overcrowding in hospitals
- Helping manage chronic diseases through timely medicine delivery
- Creating employment opportunities for local healthcare staff
Public Response and Impact
The program has received widespread praise from citizens, especially in remote districts like Rajanpur, Bhakkar, Layyah, and Bahawalnagar. People are now receiving quality medical care without having to spend money on transportation or hospital fees. So far, more than 10 million people have benefited from the Clinic-on-Wheels and Home Delivery projects combined. The number continues to grow every day as the government expands services to more districts.
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Challenges and Future Plans
While the initiative is groundbreaking, it has also faced some logistical and administrative issues, such as
- Temporary suspension of medicine delivery due to courier changes
- Lack of awareness in some areas
- Delays in the resupply of some medicines
However, the government is actively addressing these challenges by:
- Partnering with Pakistan Post for stable delivery
- Expanding mobile units to all 36 districts
- Hiring more health staff to increase outreach
- Monitoring delivery digitally to avoid corruption
The Punjab government has also allocated a record-breaking Rs. 100 billion health budget for 2025–2026 to support these programs and improve overall public health infrastructure.
Final Words
The Free Medicine Home Delivery and Clinic at Your Doorstep initiative by Maryam Nawaz is a bold step toward a healthier Punjab. By bringing doctors and medicines directly to the homes of those in need, this project has redefined how healthcare is delivered in Pakistan. As more people are treated and lives are saved, the project is expected to become a model for other provinces and even countries facing similar healthcare access challenges.
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