Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) has been established on October 20, 2011 (2068/07/03), by an Act of parliament of Nepal by upgrading existing Karnali Zonal Hospital at Jumla. The goal of KAHS is to enable access in Quality healthcare services and education for the people of backward (Pichhadiyako) areas at affordable cost by establishing health institutes at Jumla and KAHS working districts to produce skilled health professionals to deliver quality health care services and conduct health researches. The backward areas (9 districts) mentioned in act of KAHS are Karnali Zone: Humla, Jumla, Kalikot, Dolpa, Mugu districts, Bheri Zone: Jajarkot district, Seti Zone: Bajura, Bajhang & Achham districts and remaining districts of Karnali Pradesh Includes Surkhet, Dailekh, Rukum, and Salyan according to federal system of Nepal.
The Nepal government-owned Karnali Zonal hospital and started its services as Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Teaching hospital from 17th Kartik, 2069. From the very beginning, the teaching hospital has started outpatient, inpatients, diagnostic services (Lab, X-ray, USG, ECG, etc) and operation theatre in an existed facility. The services have been upgraded and expanded its scope of services in health care and academy each year.
