Nepal Public Health Initiatives 2026

The government announced a plan to reduce dengue infection rates by 60% within five years using multi-sectoral strategies including surveillance, sanitation drives like 'Clean Friday', and public awareness campaigns coordinated across federal, provincial, and local levels.

The government prepared to make health insurance mandatory for all government employees starting mid-July 2026, advancing necessary legal and administrative frameworks and allocating a 15 billion rupee insurance budget.

The government expedited health insurance payments, distributing 1.03 billion rupees to 217 hospitals, including government, community, and private institutions, to facilitate insurance claim settlements.

Health Minister Nisha Mehta pledged to strengthen public health by implementing the Food Hygiene and Quality Act, improving food testing labs, and enhancing market monitoring to combat foodborne diseases.

The Ministry of Health formed rapid response teams and launched a national monsoon preparedness plan involving federal, provincial, and local bodies to address monsoon-related health issues and promote disease prevention.

The government allocated 101.95 billion rupees for the health sector in FY 2083/084, including 15 billion rupees to expand health insurance aiming to cover 90% of Nepalis within three years and funding to complete 336 basic hospitals.