Nepal, March 16 -- The Ministry of Health and Population has made public the report prepared by the Health Insurance Reforms Recommendations Task Force.

In a program held at the Ministry, Health Minister Pradeep Paudel said that health insurance could be managed and strengthened without causing any burden on the common citizens, and the government is moving in this direction.

"We have advanced the action plan prepared by the Ministry and the Health Insurance Board," he said. "Now it will be made mandatory to have a unit at every local level to provide health insurance."

Minister Paudel said that the responsibility of health insurance does not only belong to the federal government but also the local government. Health insurance is the ...