Important Health Policies and Acts Nepal

Key Health Policies and Acts in Nepal:

1. Second Long-Term Health Plan (1997-2017)

2. New National Health Policy (2071 BS)

3. Nepal Health Service Act (2053 BS)

   • Regulation (2055 BS)
   • 1st Amendment (2055 BS)
   • 2nd Amendment (2058 BS)
   • 3rd Amendment (2063 BS)
   • 4th Amendment (2069BS)

4. Nepal Health Professional Council Act (2053 BS)

   • Regulation (2056 BS)

5. Nepal Medical Council Act (2020 BS)

   • Regulation (2024 BS)

6. Nepal Nursing Council Act (2052 BS)

7. Nepal Health Research Council Act (2047 BS)

8. Infectious Disease Act (2020 BS)

9. Drugs Act (2035 BS)

10. Mother’s Milk Substitute Act (2049 BS)

11. Human Organ Transplant Act (2055 BS)

12. Safe Abortion Service Process (2060 BS)

13. B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) Act (2049 BS)

14. National Academy for Medical Sciences (NAMS) Act (2063 BS)

15. Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) Act (2064 BS)