The Ministry of Health and Population has published its third-trimester progress report for FY 2082/83, covering Magh, Falgun and Chaitra. The report highlights several digital and service-delivery reforms, including operation of the Free Health Portal (freehealth.mohp.gov.np) to record free treatment provided to poor and vulnerable patients, linkage of the CHIS system with Electronic Medical Record systems in five federal hospitals, and expansion of digital administrative tools such as e-attendance and digital signatures.
The ministry also advanced work on medical emergencies, migrant health and climate-related health risks. It revised the Statement of Need Directive, 2082, consolidated information from 12 helicopter companies for emergency medical evacuation support, progressed work on a Migrant Health Service Package Standard Operating Procedure, and held technical discussions on climate-sensitive disease surveillance, climate-resilient health infrastructure and climate-health financing. A draft multi-year action plan for non-communicable disease prevention and control for 2083–2087 was also prepared.
Population and inclusion-related work included orientation for 320 officials from 109 local levels in Lumbini Province on Gender Responsive Budgeting and the “Leave No One Behind” approach, dissemination of the National Population Policy, 2082, and progress on hospital-based Death Registration Management System (DRMS) and Birth Registration Management System (BRMS) procedures. The ministry also continued regulatory, legal, administrative and financial work across hospitals, departments and health programmes.
The report further notes that the ministry received 379 complaints and grievances during the period. Of these, 176 were resolved and 203 remained under investigation or correspondence, giving a reported resolution rate of 46%. The document presents digital transformation, emergency preparedness, public accountability, health-system regulation and coordinated planning as key areas of progress during the trimester.
