Dec 8, 2020: SAPM Dr. Sania Nishtar along with Secretary Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division Muhammad Ali Shahzada convened a meeting to review preparations for Ehsaas Tahafuz. The Ehsaas team working on the upcoming program briefed Dr. Sania on progress for the pilot roll out of Tahafuz. Concluding the meeting, Dr. Sania commented, “Tahafuz is Pakistan’s first shock-oriented precision safety net being introduced under the umbrella of Ehsaas. We are close to completing Tahafuz operations to protect the vulnerable against catastrophic health expenditures.”