The government has designated Dr Mangal Rawal as the Acting Vice-chancellor of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences.

The Ministry of Health and Population gave such responsibility to the hospital’s director Dr Rawal.

The post of Academy’s Vice-chancellor was lying vacant after the tenure of Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Rajendra Wagle ended recently.

Academy’s Pro-chancellor and Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi provided Dr Rawal with the responsibility on Monday. Associate Professor Rawal is an orthopedist. 

Dr Rawal, a permanent resident of Humla district, was serving as the Director of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences hospital for one and a half years.