Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal)


The Ministry of Health and Population 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.

Health care facilities

The Ministry of Health and Population runs and oversees all public hospitals in Nepal. These include four Regional Hospitals, 11 Zonal Hospitals, five Teaching hospitals, 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.
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.
NamePartyAssumed officeLeft officePortfolio
1Khagaraj AdhikariCommunist Party of Nepal 25 February 2014Minister of Health and Population
2Ram Janam ChaudharyMadhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal19 October 2015Minister of Health
3Gagan ThapaNepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017Minister of Health
4Giri Rajmani PokharelCommunist Party of Nepal 26 July 201717 October 2017Minister of Health
5Deepak BohoraRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal17 October 201715 February 2018Minister of Health
6Prime Minister Khadga Prasad OliCommunist Party of Nepal until 17 May 2018
Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018		16 March 201831 May 2018Minister of Health and Population
7Upendra YadavFederal Socialist Forum, Nepal1 June 201820 November 2019Minister of Health and Population
8Bhanu Bhakta DhakalNepal Communist Party20 November 2019Minister of Health and Population