Dr Dilip Sharma has been appointed as the Director of Bir Hospital. 

The Ministry of Health and Population made his appointment on the post, endorsing the recommendations of a committee formed under the convenorship of vice chancellor of Nepal Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Prof Dr Bhupendra Kumar Basnet. The Committee was formed to make recommendations for the appointment of director.

Dr Sharma is the 10th level employee at Bir Hospital, the country's oldest hospital.