KARNALI: 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 laying 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.