Nisha Mehta, an AIIMS Delhi College of Nursing alumna, has been appointed Nepal’s health minister. Her rise from bedside nursing to a top policy role highlights nurses’ leadership potential in healthcare. She took oath on March 27, following the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s landslide election win, marking Nepal’s first democratically elected government since last year.

New Delhi: Nisha Mehta, an alumna of the College of Nursing, AIIMS, Delhi, has been appointed as the health minister of Nepal, an official statement said on Sunday.

In a statement, AIIMS Delhi said, "This remarkable achievement is a moment of great pride for the institution and the nursing community at large.” "Mehta's journey from bedside nursing to a key policy-making role reflects the expanding scope and leadership potential of the nursing profession," the statement said.

During her time at AIIMS, she consistently displayed exceptional leadership qualities, active participation in academic and co-curricular activities, and a strong sense of responsibility – traits that have clearly shaped her path toward higher leadership and public service, it added.

The statement further added that her accomplishment reinforces the vital role nurses play not only in patient care but also in shaping healthcare policies and systems at national and global levels.