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स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालय | |
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Headquarters | Ramshah Path, Kathmandu |
Annual budget | NRs 33.52 billion (2014/2015)[citation needed] |
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Website | mohp.gov.np |
The Ministry of Health and Population is a governmental body of Nepal in charge of regulating the healthcare system and its implementation. The ministries 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]
Contents
1 Health care facilities
2 Organisational structure
3 Former ministers of the Ministry of Health and Population
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References
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:
Department of Ayurveda[7]- Department of Drug Administration (established 1979)[8]
Former ministers of the Ministry 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 | |
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1 | Khagaraj Adhikari[9] | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 25 February 2014 | Minister of Health and Population | |
2 | Ram Janam Chaudhary[10] | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | 19 October 2015 | Minister of Health | |
3 | Gagan Thapa[11] | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 | |
4 | Giri Rajmani Pokharel | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 July 2017 | 17 October 2017 | |
5 | Deepak Bohora[12] | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 17 October 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
interim | Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli[a] | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 16 March 2018 | 31 May 2018 | |
6 | Upendra Yadav[14] | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 1 June 2018 | Minister of Health and Population |
See also
- Health in Nepal
Notes
^ Prime Minister Oli was also in charge of the Ministry of Health and Population until 31 May 2018.[13][14]
References
^ http://swasthyakhabar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%AD%E0%A5%A7.pdf
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^ "Regional Hospitals". Ministry of Health & Population. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Zonal Hospitals". Ministry of Health & Population. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Teaching Hospitals". Ministry of Health & Population. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Department of Health Services". Ministry of Health & Population. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Department of Ayurveda". Ministry of Health & Population. Missing or empty|url=
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^ "Department of Drug Administration". Ministry of Health & Population. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "4 new ministers inducted in Oli Cabinet". The Himalayan Times. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^ "New Health Minister instructs employees to work keeping people first". Setopati. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ "Council of Ministers". Government of Nepal. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^ ab "Yadav appointed as Minister for Health, Raya as Minister for Urban Development". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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