Nyaya Health Nepal

What Nyaya Health Nepal does

Nyaya Health Nepal (NHN) is a Nepal-based non-profit founded in 2008 that delivers free healthcare services to underserved rural populations and operates as a digital health implementation partner for the Government of Nepal. The organization runs a community health worker (CHW) network that has conducted 1.28 million home visits and has supported 1.32 million patient treatments cumulatively, anchored by hospital operations in Achham and previously in Dolakha. NHN employs 400+ professionals and is registered with offices in Kathmandu and Pokhara.

The organization's core technology asset is NepalEHR, an open-source electronic health record platform originally introduced at Bayalpata Hospital in 2015 and now deployed across 14 digital health sites and 8 district hospitals, with extensions into mHealth and motivational interviewing tools. NHN supplements this with a community-facing service delivery layer spanning 6 municipalities in Achham and 4 in Dolakha.

NHN's business model is a Design-Build-Operate-Transfer (DBOT) framework: it builds and operates healthcare facilities and digital health infrastructure with philanthropic and grant funding, then transfers operational responsibility to the Government of Nepal while retaining a technology and advisory role. Revenue is sourced from foundation grants (Schooner Foundation, Zurich Foundation, Deerfield Management, Possible Health), bilateral aid (USAID), and formal partnerships with the Ministry of Health and Population and provincial governments. The August 2025 handover of Bayalpata Hospital marks the most recent execution of this model.

Name

Nyaya Health Nepal

Legal name

Nyaya Health Nepal

Website

https://nyayahealthnepal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nyaya Health Nepal is a non-profit founded in 2008 that delivers free rural healthcare and operates NepalEHR, an open-source electronic health record platform deployed across 14 digital health sites in partnership with the Government of Nepal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Healthcare Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Communicable Disease Prevention & Control (HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, NTDs) (BPADAIAA)

Keywords

• Rural healthcare services
• Electronic health records
• Community health programs
• Health system strengthening
• Nonprofit healthcare delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Kathmandu

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Service Delivery: Nyaya Health Nepal is a non-profit organization that provides high-quality, free healthcare services to underserved populations in rural Nepal. Revenue is generated through partnerships with government bodies, international donors, and foundations rather than direct patient billing.
2. Grants and Donations: Funding from philanthropic partners including Schooner Foundation, Zurich Foundation, Possible Health, Deerfield Management, and others. Also receives support from USAID and operates through government-aligned public health strategies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nyaya Health Nepal provides free, high-quality healthcare services to underserved rural communities in Nepal through three integrated service lines: Facility-Based Care (hospital management at Bayalpata and Charikot covering orthopedic, trauma, maternal/child, mental health, and chronic disease care), Community Healthcare Program (nearly 100 trained Community Health Workers delivering home-based preventive care, screening, and referrals), and Digital Health (NepalEHR, an open-source electronic health record platform deployed across 14 sites). The organization operates under a Design-Build-Operate-Transfer (DBOT) model in partnership with Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population, provincial governments, and local municipalities, strengthening facilities before transitioning them to government ownership for long-term sustainability.

Product overview

Nyaya Health Nepal operates a unified digital health ecosystem centered on NepalEHR, a comprehensive open-source electronic health record platform. The organization provides three interconnected service lines: Facility Based Care (hospital management and clinical services), Community Healthcare Program (community health worker outreach), and Digital Health (EHR solutions). NepalEHR serves as the core technology backbone connecting facility-based and community-based healthcare delivery, with integrated reporting to national HMIS/DHIS2 systems and health insurance processing capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NepalEHR: A comprehensive, open-source electronic health record platform designed to improve patient care and streamline clinical workflows across Nepal.

Products and services

• NepalEHR A comprehensive, open-source electronic health record platform designed to improve patient care and streamline clinical workflows across Nepal. Features include patient demographics, medical history, lab and test results, clinical notes (SOAP Notes), diagnosis and problem lists, DHIS2 integration, insurance integration, and billing and inventory management. It serves hospitals, district health systems, and government health directorates seeking integrated digital health infrastructure.
• Facility Based Care Comprehensive hospital management and clinical service delivery provided free of charge through managed facilities including Bayalpata Hospital and Pashupati Chaulagain Hospital (Charikot). Services include orthopedic surgery, trauma and emergency care, maternal and child health, mental health services, chronic disease management, and primary and referral care for underserved populations in Achham and Dolakha districts.
• Community Healthcare Program A community health worker-based outreach program deploying nearly 100 locally recruited and trained CHWs to deliver home-based preventive care, screening, follow-ups, maternal and child health support, and referrals across municipalities in Achham and Dolakha. Designed for underserved rural populations and replicable by partner health systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.32 million patient treatments delivered since 2008
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Sudurpashchim Ministry of Social DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Handover of Bayalpata Hospital and Chaurpati Primary Health Center to Sudurpashchim Ministry of Social Development effective August 17, 2025, marking a milestone in sustainable, locally led healthcare after nearly two decades of partnership.
• Ministry of Social Development Karnali ProvincecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership for implementing Electronic Health Record (EHR) system across eight district hospitals in Karnali Province: Mugu, Humla, Kalikot, Dailekh, Dolpa, Rukum West, Salyan, and Mehelkuna Hospital in Surkhet. Enables digital health integration and data-driven healthcare delivery across rural Nepal.
• Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Long-term partnership with Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population for managing healthcare facilities and strengthening health systems. The MoHP serves as the primary government partner for NHN's work in advancing equitable, high-quality healthcare aligned with Article 35 of Nepal's Constitution and Sustainable Development Goal 3.
• Abt AssociatesmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner supporting digital health implementation in Karnali Province, working with NHN on EHR system deployment across district hospitals.
• Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransfer of Community Health Program management to Dhulikhel Hospital in 2020 following NHN's transition out of Dolakha, ensuring program's long-term sustainability.
• Possible HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare organization partner collaborating on healthcare delivery and system strengthening initiatives.
• Chemonics InternationalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational development consulting firm partner.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Living Goods: Living Goods runs a network of community health promoters in Kenya and Uganda providing doorstep healthcare and using digital tools—the same model of tech-enabled CHW deployment in underserved geographies that NHN employs in Achham and Dolakha.
• Possible Health: Possible Health is the most direct peer—a US-based nonprofit operating an identical hospital+CHW+EHR model in rural Nepal. NHN even lists Possible Health as a partner; both share DBOT philosophy, Nepal target geography, and EHR-driven facility management approach.
• Partners in Health: Partners in Health operates a comparable model of building/operating hospitals and training community health workers in low-income countries (Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone), with similar government partnership and academic medical center affiliations.
• Last Mile Health: Last Mile Health is a leading community health worker organization operating in Liberia and other African countries, with a similar government-aligned model of deploying trained CHWs and digital tools to extend rural healthcare access.
• Muso Health: Muso Health operates in rural Mali with a comparable integrated model combining community health workers, facility-based care, and government partnerships to extend healthcare access in hard-to-reach areas.

Broad incumbents

• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): CHAI is a global health organization that partners with governments in LMICs on health system strengthening and digital health initiatives, comparable in mission and government partnership structure to NHN's MoHP and provincial partnerships.
• BRAC: BRAC operates one of the world's largest NGO networks running community health worker programs and primary care clinics across multiple developing countries—a broader but analogous organization combining community health, government partnership, and national-scale service delivery.
• PATH: PATH is a large global health innovation organization implementing digital health, vaccine, and health system strengthening programs across LMICs—including EHR deployments and CHW programs that overlap with NHN's combined digital+community approach.

Emerging players

• Medic (formerly Medic Mobile): Medic builds open-source digital health tools used by community health workers in low-income countries globally, directly comparable to NHN's NepalEHR platform for community-based digital health data collection and care coordination.

Regional players

• icddr,b: icddr,b is a South Asian health research and service delivery organization based in Bangladesh, operating comparable hospital and community health programs across South Asia with strong government partnerships—an analogous regional public health delivery context to NHN's Nepal operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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