The government has first time, officially gazetted a list of 52 prioritized infectious diseases, using the authority given by Section 49 (1) of the Public Health Service Act 2075 BS.
The List of Prioritized Infectious Diseases for Nepal Includes:
| S.N. | Disease |
| 1. | Rabies |
| 2. | Tuberculosis |
| 3. | COVID-19 |
| 4. | Measles |
| 5. | Dengue |
| 6. | Japanese Encephalitis |
| 7. | Cholera |
| 8. | Tetanus |
| 9. | HIV and AIDS |
| 10. | Influenza, Zoonotic and Seasonal |
| 11. | Scrub Typhus |
| 12. | Enteric (Typhoid/Paratyphoid) Fever |
| 13. | Leishmaniasis |
| 14. | Rotavirus |
| 15. | Rubella |
| 16. | Leptospirosis |
| 17. | Diphtheria |
| 18. | Pneumococcal Pneumonia |
| 19. | Hepatitis B |
| 20. | Malaria |
| 21. | H. Influenzae |
| 22. | Brucellosis |
| 23. | Leprosy |
| 24. | Pertusis |
| 25. | Hepatitis C |
| 26. | Nipah Virus Infection |
| 27. | Anthrax |
| 28. | Poliomyelitis |
| 29. | Mumps |
| 30. | Toxoplasmosis |
| 31. | Trachoma |
| 32. | Ebola Virus Disease |
| 33. | Lymphatic Filariasis |
| 34. | Salmonellosis |
| 35. | Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) |
| 36. | Marburg Viral Disease |
| 37. | SARS |
| 38. | Hepatitis A |
| 39. | MERS |
| 40. | Plague |
| 41. | Legionellosis |
| 42. | Echinococcosis/ Hydatidosis |
| 43. | Mpox (monkeypox) |
| 44. | Smallpox |
| 45. | Yellow Fever |
| 46. | Hepatitis E |
| 47. | Cysticercosis/ Taeniasis |
| 48. | Chikungunya |
| 49. | Zika |
| 50. | Q Fever |
| 51. | Lassa Fever |
| 52. | Rift Valley Fever |
Source: Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population