Umesh Shrestha is the current health and population minister of Nepal in 2021. He is the health and population minister of Nepal after Hridayesh Tripathi.
Umesh Shrestha is a Nepali politician and businessman, currently serving as State Minister for Health and Population since 25 July 2021.
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He is also a member of the House of Representatives. In the 2017 Nepalese general election, he was elected as a proportional representative from the Indigenous people’s category from the Nepali Congress.
The Health and population of Nepal are structured under the Department of Health and Population.
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is the Department of Health and Population in Nepal. This ministry is run under the ministership of Ministers formed by the Government of Nepal (GoN).
All Health ministers of Nepal till today
MOHP is a vital organ of the Government of Nepal (GoN) that provides services related to health and population. MOHP regulates the facilities regarding the healthcare system.
The following is the list of health ministers of Nepal who were appointed in different years since 2014. The source Wikipedia.
| Name | Party | Appointed date |
| Khagaraj Adhikari | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 25 February 2014 |
| Ram Janam Chaudhary | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | 19 October 2015 |
| Gagan Thapa | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 |
| Giri Rajmani Pokharel | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 July 2017 |
| Deepak Bohora | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | 17 October 2017 |
| Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) until 17 May 2018
Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018 |
16 March 2018 |
| Upendra Yadav | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 1 June 2018 |
| Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal | Nepal Communist Party | 20 November 2019 |
| Hridayesh Tripathi | Nepal Communist Party | 25 December 2020 |
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Health minister of Nepal 2014
In 2014, Khagaraj Adhikari was the health minister of Nepal. He was appointed as the minister of health and population of Nepal on 25 February 2014. He is a member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).
Health minister of Nepal 2015
In 2015, Ram Janam Chaudhary was the health minister of Nepal. He was appointed as the minister of health and population of Nepal on 19 October 2015. He is a member of Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal.
Health minister of Nepal 2016
In 2016, Gagan Thapa was the health minister of Nepal. He was appointed as the minister of health and population of Nepal on 26 August 2016. He is a member of the Nepali Congress, Nepal.
Health minister of Nepal 2017
In 2017, Deepak Bohora was the health minister of Nepal. He was appointed as the minister of health and population of Nepal on 17 October 2017. He is a member of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal.
Health minister of Nepal 2018
In 2018, K.P. Sharma Oli was the health minister of Nepal. He was appointed as the minister of health and population of Nepal on 16 March 2018. He is a member of the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal.
Health minister of Nepal 2018
In 2018, Upendra Yadhav became the health minister of Nepal after K.P. Oli. He was appointed as the minister of health and population of Nepal on 1 June 2018. He is a member of Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal.
Health minister of Nepal 2019
In 2019, Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal was the health minister of Nepal. He was appointed as the minister of health and population of Nepal on 20 November 2019. He is a member of the Nepal Communist Party, Nepal.
Health Minister of Nepal 2020
Health Ministers of Nepal are appointed by the Honorary President of Nepal and Prime Minister of Nepal. A team of people is formed to operate the ministry. He has been in the ministership since 25 December 2020. 
Hridayesh Tripathi (हृदयेश त्रिपाठी) was the health and population minister of Nepal in 2021.
He is in a ministership position from 25 December 2020 till the new government was formed under the prime ministership of Hon. PM Sher Bahadur Deuba.
During this wave of Covid-19, he is working for the Government of Nepal (GoN) as the health minister.
Hridayesh Tripathi was also a member of the current ruling party Communist Party of Nepal (CPN).
