Health Insurance Board (HIB)

Background

Health Insurance Board (HIB) of Nepal is a government authority, formulated to plan, manage and operate health insurance services as per the mandate of Nepal Health Insurance Act & its regulation. The HIB was formed following the enactment of the Nepal Health Insurance Act 2074. Health insurance program is a social protection program of the Government of Nepal that aims to enable its citizens to access quality health care services without placing a financial burden on them.

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Health Insurance program helps prevent people from falling into poverty due to health care costs i.e. catastrophic expenditure due to accidents or disease by combining prepayment and risk pooling with mutual support. This program also advocates towards quality health services.

Objectives

Main Objective

• To ensure Universal Health Coverage by increasing access to, and utilization of necessary quality health services.

Specific objectives

• To increase the financial protection of the public by promoting pre-payment and risk pooling in the health sector;
• To mobilize financial resources in an equitable manner; and
• To improve the effectiveness, efficiency, accountability and quality of care in the delivery of health care services.

Strategies

• Increasing participation of communities towards health insurance program by providing special protection to the poor and marginalized and
• Extending coordination and cooperation with government and non-government service provider health institutions for gradual expansion of health insurance program throughout the country.

Read more about: The Social Health Security Program (SHSP)

Related downloads

• Health Insurance Board Regulation 2075
• Health Insurance Act, 2074

Contact Information
Health Insurance Board
Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal
 Phone: +977-01-4100223/4100224/4100225
 Audio Notice Board: 16600111224
 Fax : +977-01-4100223
 Email : Info@Hib.Gov.Np
Website : https://hib.gov.np/np

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Ministry of Health & Population

Divisions:

1. Policy, Planning & Monitoring Division
2. Health Coordination Division 
3. Quality Assurance & Regulation Division
4. Population Management Division
5. Administration Division

Unit

• Health Emergency and Disaster Management Unit (Health Emergency Operation Center -HEOC)

Councils

1. Nepal Medical Council
2. Nepal Nursing Council
3. Nepal Ayurvedic Medical Council
4. Nepal Health Professional Council
5. Nepal Pharmacy Council and
6. Nepal Health Research Council

Departments

• Department of Health Services (DoHS)
• Department of Drug Administration (DDA)
• Department of Ayurveda and Alternative Medicine (DoAA)

Vector Borne Disease Research and Training Center (VBDRTC)

Department of Health Services (DoHS)
Centres

• National Health Education, Information and Communication Centre (NHEICC)
• National Health Training Centre (NHTC)
• National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC)
• National Tuberculosis Control Centre (NTC)
• National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL)

Divisions

• Management Division
• Family Welfare Division
• Curative Service Division
• Nursing and Social Security Division
• Epidemiology and Diseases Control Division (EDCD)

Department of Drug Administration (DDA)

1. Drug Evaluation and Registration Division
2. Planning, Coordination and Management Division
3. Inspection, Evaluation and Law Enforcement DivisionNational Medicines Laboratory (NML)

Department of Ayurveda and Alternative Medicine (DoAA)

1. Herbs, Medicine and Research Division
2. Ayurveda Medicine Division
3. Alternative Medicine Division
4. Administration Section

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