District Public Health Office, Jhapa  is the major technical and administrative unit of health in the region.DPHO ensures proper delivery of preventive and curative health services through different health institutions in the region.

Tasks

1. To determine requirement of manpower for health institutions in the region.
2. To ensure supply of drugs, equipment, instruments and other materials at different health institutions in the region.
3. To ensure effective implementation of public health programs in the distict.
4. To ensure effective implementation of promotive, preventive and curative health services in the province.
5. To manage the immediate solution of problems arising from natural disasters and epidemics in the District.
6. To foster coordination with external development partners for effective delivery of resources and health services in the province.
7. To identify gaps in health service delivery in the region and seek for solution.
8. Supervision/Monitoring in all health institutions in the region.
9. To systematically maintain data, statements and information regarding health services, update and publish them as required.