Access to high-quality healthcare remains a challenge for many, impacting overall well-being across Nepal. Addressing this challenge calls for a comprehensive approach that goes beyond expanding healthcare access, focusing also on broader social, environmental, and economic factors that affect health outcomes. Integrating equity, sustainability, and patient-centered practices is essential for building a more inclusive and resilient society.

The 4th National Health Summit (NHS4), organized by the Nepal Medical Association, will bring together thought leaders from academia, healthcare, policy, and industry to discuss innovative solutions to Nepal's healthcare challenges. This summit will focus on transformative themes such as universal health coverage, primary care, resilience in health systems, responsible journalism, and the reformation of medical education under the main theme "Health Beyond Health".  This approach emphasizes that health is a cross-cutting issue, integrated into all policies and crucial to every sector, from education and housing to employment and environmental protection. 

By fostering insights from diverse perspectives, NHS4 aims to address current inequities, strengthen health systems, and prepare for future health needs. Through collaborative discussions, the summit will establish a forward-looking agenda that supports a sustainable healthcare system tailored to Nepal’s evolving health requirements.

1. Dignified Care: Ensure patient-centered, respectful care, considering individual cultural and social contexts.

2. Crisis Preparedness: Provide timely, transparent support and essential supplies in crises, focusing on public safety and humanitarian assistance.

3. Core Resilience: Strengthen healthcare resilience with pillars of communication, management, human resources, and financial assurance.

4. Rapid Response: Advocate for Rapid Response Teams in the Health Worker Protection Act to enhance crisis response.

5. Medicine & Equipment Access: Improve governance and pharmacy coordination to ensure availability of essential medicines and equipment.

6. Doctor Support: Ensure fair, regionally competitive salaries and benefits for doctors with a fairer tax approach.

7. Enhanced Public-Private Partnerships: Boost partnerships for quality education, employment opportunities, and reduced brain drain.

8. Modernized Medical Education: Align medical education with global standards and innovate educational methods.

9. Antibiotic Stewardship: Implement strict antibiotic monitoring and central surveillance to combat antimicrobial resistance.

10. Elderly & Mental Health Care: Develop home-based care for the elderly and establish a dedicated mental health unit in the Ministry of Health.