Ministry of Health and Population
स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालय
Emblem of Nepal
Government Agency of Nepal overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Nepal
HeadquartersRamshah Path, Kathmandu
Annual budgetNRs 33.52 billion (2014/2015)[citation needed]
Ministers responsible
Key document
  • National Health Policy 2071[1]
Websitemohp.gov.np

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is a governmental body of Nepal in charge of regulating the healthcare system and its implementation. The ministry's tasks are manifold and include managing the development of the healthcare in Nepal, overseeing population policies, planning and implementation and overseeing non-governmental associated with health services in Nepal.[2]

Health care facilities

The Ministry of Health and Population runs and oversees all public hospitals in Nepal. These include four Regional Hospitals,[3] 11 Zonal Hospitals,[4] five Teaching hospitals,[5] as well as district hospitals and general hospitals.

Organisational structure

The Department of Health Services serves under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work, mainly deliver health services and to maintain public hospitals.[6] Furthermore, two other departments also work under and with the ministry:

Former ministers of Health and Population

This is a list of former ministers of the Ministry of Health and Population since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013. The name/portfolio of the ministry was adjusted several times, as the term population was dropped from the official name from 2015 to 2018.

Name Party Assumed office Left office Portfolio
1 Khagaraj Adhikari[9] CPN (UML) 25 February 2014 Minister of Health and Population
2 Ram Janam Chaudhary[10] Forum (Loktantrik) 19 October 2015 Minister of Health
3 Gagan Thapa[11] Nepali Congress 26 August 2016 31 May 2017
4 Giri Rajmani Pokharel CPN (Maoist Centre) 26 July 2017 17 October 2017
5 Deepak Bohora[12] Rastriya Prajatantra Party 17 October 2017 15 February 2018
6 Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli[13][14] CPN (UML) until 17 May 2018
Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018		 16 March 2018 31 May 2018 Minister of Health and Population
7 Upendra Yadav[14] FSF-N 1 June 2018 20 November 2019
8 Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal[15] Nepal Communist Party 20 November 2019 25 December 2020
9 Hridayesh Tripathi People's Progressive Party 25 December 2020 4 June 2021
10 Birodh Khatiwada CPN (Unified Socialist) 8 October 2021 27 June 2022
11 Bhawani Prasad Khapung CPN (Unified Socialist) 27 June 2022 17 January 2023
12 Padam Giri CPN (UML) 17 January 2023 27 February 2023
13 Mohan Bahadur Basnet Nepali Congress 3 May 2023 Incumbent

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-04-24.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Ministry of Health & Population". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  3. ^ "Regional Hospitals". Ministry of Health & Population. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Zonal Hospitals". Ministry of Health & Population. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Teaching Hospitals". Ministry of Health & Population. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Department of Health Services". Ministry of Health & Population. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Department of Ayurveda". Ministry of Health & Population. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ "Department of Drug Administration". Ministry of Health & Population. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  10. ^ "4 new ministers inducted in Oli Cabinet". The Himalayan Times. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  11. ^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. ^ "New Health Minister instructs employees to work keeping people first". Setopati. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Council of Ministers". Government of Nepal. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Yadav appointed as Minister for Health, Raya as Minister for Urban Development". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  15. ^ "President administers oath of office and secrecy to newly- appointed ministers (with photos)". República. November 21, 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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