81314023-Technical advisory services on the development of the National Health Insurance scheme in Nepal

tion since the end of the civil war in 2006, including a substantial reduction in maternal and infant mortality. Despite this progress there are still major regional disparities in levels of public service provision. In September 2015, the Constitution of Nepal was promulgated, and it transferred ma

ny administrative and political functions to seven provinces and 753 municipalities as local governments. Although decentralization and devolution offer the prospect of creating health sector management systems with a greater focus on local