Important things Gagan Thapa did during his nine months as Health Minister:

 • Declaration that dialysis service is completely free.

 • Kidney transplant totally free,

 • Free rheumatic surgery

 • Liver transplant service started in Nepal,

 • A provision not to pay more than 1.5 million rupees for treatment to a specific person,

 • Provision of free treatment for newborns at Kanti Hospital

 • Military Hospital open to general public

 • Testing for non-communicable diseases started at 500 health posts

 • Free VIA Screening in 75 districts

 • PEN package at 1053 health posts, next year. Deliver to all health posts within

 • Medicines that are self-sufficient cannot be brought from abroad,

 • Buy and sell expensive medicines that have to be brought from abroad through government agencies

 • Establishment and operation of pharmacies in more than 50 hospitals• Outpatient services in all government hospitals start operation from 10 am to 5 pm, (extended service from 2 to 5 pm)

 • Arrangements for procurement of medicine from the district level as well

 • Provision of 3 million central, 2.5 million regional, 2 million sub-regional, 1.5 million regional budgets for pharmacy operation.

 • Provision of 34.4 million rupees for district hospitals only.

 • Expansion of heart and cancer treatment services,

 • Health institutions operating without registration were closed, legalized

 • The provision that government health workers cannot provide services in illegal institutions,

 • First attempt to regulate health materials surgical materials,

 • Indigent Citizen Medical Assistance: Severe Illness 8 to 12

 • Implement coupon system in central hospitals for line management

 • Establishment of public health centers in Kathmandu, plans to gradually expand to all municipalities.

 • Allowed 11 health institutions including Virendra Sainik Hospital and 10 private hospitals for free dialysis services

 • Kidney dialysis machine purchased, expansion of dialysis services outside Kathmandu,

 • Testing and treatment of sickle cell anemia also started from Dhangadhi

 • Heart disease prevention service to be started in Bheri, study to be started in Janakpur

 • Starting specialist services including emergency surgery in district hospitals in collaboration with medical colleges

 • Decision to open Sushil Koirala Intensive Cancer Hospital in Nepalgunj!

 If such a person becomes the prime minister, the country will take a lot of leaps.