The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene has published its fourth-quarter disclosure report for FY 2082/83 under Section 5(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2064. The 60-page report outlines the ministry’s mandate, policies, organizational structure, services and quarterly achievements. Under the Government of Nepal’s 2083 allocation-of-business framework, the ministry is responsible for areas ranging from national health policy, hospitals, health insurance, medicines and emergency care to population management, sanitation, food hygiene and food-quality regulation. The ministry reports 106 permanent positions and 40 contract personnel, for a total workforce of 146.

Public information and grievance management were among the measurable activities reported for the quarter. The ministry received 17 requests under the Right to Information framework and provided information in 13 cases, with the remaining requests still under process. It also recorded 2,378 grievances received through various channels, of which 2,350 were referred, coordinated or otherwise processed for resolution. The ministry continued publishing health information and official activities through its website and social-media channels while coordinating directly with citizens and relevant agencies.

The report highlights a substantial legal and regulatory workload. During the period, the ministry worked on or implemented measures including the Target Group Free Treatment Portal Procedure, 2083, the One-Stop Crisis Management Centre directive for gender-based violence, the ministry employee Code of Conduct, 2083, Global Fund personnel-management rules and birth-record management procedures. It also reports that amendments relating to health science academies were enacted, changes to schedules of the Nepal Health Service Regulations were published in the Gazette, and work continued on legislation concerning burn treatment, Ramraja Prasad Singh Academy of Health Sciences, mental-health counselling and other health-sector reforms.

Beyond law and administration, the quarterly report records work across health coordination, quality regulation, population management, development assistance, information technology, human resources, emergency preparedness and disaster management. The ministry’s stated strategy emphasizes free basic healthcare, expanded health insurance, quality emergency services, stronger disease surveillance, digital health systems, maternal and reproductive health, elderly care, food safety and closer federal-provincial-local coordination. The report serves as both a transparency disclosure and a consolidated account of the ministry’s institutional and programme activities during the final three months of FY 2082/83.