Summary

This report was developed by the ILO in the framework of development cooperation projects, including
the Social Protection and Public Finance Management funded by the European Union.
This report was coordinated by the ILO Office for Nepal and benefited from the technical inputs provided
by the relevant agencies responsible for social health protection in Nepal, in particular the Ministry
of Health and Population, the Health Insurance Board, the Social Security Fund, as well as development
partners working in this field, and finally the Social Protection Department of the ILO. The report was
consolidated by a team including (in alphabetical order): Suravi Bhandary (ILO), André Bongestabs (ILO),
Aurore Iradukunda (ILO), Jose Francisco Pacheco Jiménez (consultant), Suman Sapkota (consultant), and
Lou Tessier (ILO).