KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population has issued the Community-based Disease Surveillance Guideline, 2082.

The Guideline issued today by the Health Ministry was approved by ministry-level meeting on November 30, 2025.

It is expected that the guideline would play significant role in early detection and timely reporting of disease in the community-level keeping in mind the increasing challenges of climate change and new communicable diseases.

The guideline mentioned about early detection of unexpected public health incidents and infectious diseases seen in the community for the identification of non-communicable diseases. Similarly, rapid information would be delivered at health institutions within 24 hours through women community health volunteers, teachers and social leaders.

Immediate response team would be mobilized on the basis of risk, it is said. The Ministry has requested to immediately inform the nearby health institutions or call at 1115 of ‘Hello Health’ if any unexpected health problem is seen in the community.