Dr Kafle appointed Director of Health Insurance Board

Kathmandu, March 11: Dr. Raghu Raj Kafle, a development economist, has been appointed the Executive Director of the Health Insurance Board.

Among the three candidates shortlisted and recommended by the selection committee, Dr. Kafle secured the position, according to the private secretariat of the Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel.

A total of 10 candidates who applied for the position made presentations and underwent interviews on March 2-3. The selection committee recommended Dr. Krishna Prasad Adhikari, Kamal Panthi, and Dr. Kafle to the Council of Ministers.

Earlier, Dr. Kafle was a member of the health insurance reform taskforce formed by Minister Paudel. The taskforce submitted a report to the Minister, recommending ways to improve the health insurance scheme.

Furthermore, Dr. Kafle has experience working as the Vice Chairman of the Gandaki Policy and Planning Commission and as an Executive at the Foreign Employment Board.

He also worked for over a decade as a senior officer at UNDP.