Free Health Care in Nepal

Introduction: The Interim Constitution of Nepal of 2007 stated, for the first time, that: ‘Every citizen shall have the right to get basic health service free of cost from the State as provided for in the law’. This makes “health for all” a fundamental human right and given this commitment, the Mini...

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Main Author: GTZ/GFA Consulting Group GmbH
Format: Technical Report
Language:en_US
Published: GTZ/GFA Consulting Group GmbH 2012
Online Access:http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/307
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Summary:Introduction: The Interim Constitution of Nepal of 2007 stated, for the first time, that: ‘Every citizen shall have the right to get basic health service free of cost from the State as provided for in the law’. This makes “health for all” a fundamental human right and given this commitment, the Ministry of Health and Population has implemented a policy aimed at providing free health services. This has been progressively rolled out since December 2006.