Agency Name: | Ministry of Health and Population |
Nativename: | स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालय |
Type: | Government Agency of Nepal |
Seal: | Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Nepal |
Headquarters: | Ramshah Path, Kathmandu |
Budget: | NRs 33.52 billion (2014/2015) |
Minister1 Name: | Pradip Paudel, Minister |
Chief1 Name: | Dr. Roshan Pokharel |
Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
Chief2 Name: | Hari Prasad Mainali |
Chief2 Position: | Secretary |
Keydocument1: | National Health Policy 2071[1] |
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is a governmental body of Nepal in charge of regulating the healthcare system and its implementation. This also includes environment ministry. 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.
The Ministry of Health and Population runs and oversees all public hospitals in Nepal. These include four Regional Hospitals,[2] 11 Zonal Hospitals,[3] five Teaching hospitals,[4] as well as district hospitals and general hospitals.
Dr. Roshan Pokhrel currently holds position of health secretary. The Department of Health Services serves under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work, mainly deliver health services and to maintain public hospitals.[5] Furthermore, two other departments also work under and with the ministry:
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 | |
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1 | Khagaraj Adhikari[8] | 25 February 2014 | Minister of Health and Population | ||
2 | Ram Janam Chaudhary[9] | Forum (Loktantrik) | 19 October 2015 | Minister of Health | |
3 | Gagan Thapa[10] | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 | ||
4 | 26 July 2017 | 17 October 2017 | |||
5 | Deepak Bohora[11] | 17 October 2017 | 15 February 2018 | ||
6 | Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli[12] [13] | 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 | FSF-N | 1 June 2018 | 20 November 2019 | |
8 | Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal[14] | Nepal Communist Party | 20 November 2019 | 25 December 2020 | |
9 | People's Progressive Party | 25 December 2020 | 4 June 2021 | ||
scope=“row” | 10 | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 8 October 2021 | 27 June 2022 | |
11 | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 27 June 2022 | 17 January 2023 | ||
12 | CPN (UML) | 17 January 2023 | 27 February 2023 | ||
13 | Nepali Congress | 3 May 2023 | Incumbent | ||