Drona Prakash Rasali

Drona Prakash Rasali (Nepali: द्रोण प्रकाश रसाली, born in Humin, Palpa) is a Nepalese Canadian who stood Board First position topping School Leaving Certificate (Nepal) in his high school education, i.e. national board examinations of Nepal, commonly abbreviated as SLC, held in 1972. He is the only person from Dalit communities of Nepal to obtain the most coveted rank in the history of SLC Board Examinations.[1] [2][3]

Community leadership

He was elected as the Deputy Regional Coordinator for Americas (DRC) in the International Coordinating Council (ICC) of the global organization Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) for the period, 2009–2011.[4] He ran and lost the election for the position of Regional Coordinator (RC) for Americas in the NRNA International Coordinating Council (ICC), 2011–2013.[5] He has served as the Advisor to NRN-Canada National Coordinating Council since 2008[6] as well as the Advisor to the NRNA International Coordinating Council (ICC) for 2011–2013.[7] He contributed significantly to the establishment of the Nepal Open University as one of the four leading task group members through the Open University of Nepal Initiative, a flagship project of Non-Resident Nepali Association.[8] He is the founding vice-president of Canada-Nepal Friendship and Cultural Society in Canada.[9][10]

Professional background

Drona Rasali served as Provincial Chronic Disease Epidemiologist at the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health from 2005 to 2012 and As of 2012^[update] was the Director, Population Health Surveillance & Epidemiology at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) of British Columbia.[11][12] He is veterinarian, with specializations received in health-related sciences including pathology, endocrinology, quantitative genetics, epidemiology and public health. He is a lifetime member of Nepal Veterinary Association and a registered veterinarian of Nepal Veterinary Council in Nepal, and was awarded the distinguished professional designation of a Fellow of American College of Epidemiology (FACE) in 2014, and currently^[when?] holds the position adjunct professor at the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia.[13] He held the position of adjunct professor of Health Studies at the University of Regina in Canada (2009-2019).[14] He has publications of scientific research to his credits: 1) World review of composite sheep breeds,[15] 2) He played an important role in establishing Nepal Open University.[16]

Drona Rasali served as the chair of Organizing Committee of Canadian Alliance for Regional Risk Factor Surveillance (CARRFS), a national network of public health professionals in Canada for 2020 and 2021.[17]

References

1. Staff – Gorkhapatra (11 May 1972). "Headline news: SLC Results Out, Drona Prakash from Padmoday High School Declared Board First". Gorkhapatra, the State-owned oldest national Daily Nepali Newspaper, Kathmandu, Nepal. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
2. ANHS (28 October 2011). "First ANHS Himalayan Studies Conference Invited Speakers". The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS). Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
3. "SLC Toppers of Nepal". edusanjal.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
4. Non-Resident Nepali Association. "Non-Resident Nepali International Coordination Council 2009–2011". Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
5. Drona P. Rasali (2011). "Announcing his candidacy for Regional Coordinator (RC) for Americas in the NRNA ICC". USNepal-Online. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
6. Non-Resident Nepali-Canada (NRN-Canada). "NRN-National Coordination Council of Canada (NCC), 2011–2013". Non-Resident Nepali-Canada (NRN-Canada). Retrieved 3 February 2014.
7. Non-Resident Nepali Association. "6th NRN Global Conference & International Convention of NRNA Organizing Committee" (PDF). Non-Resident Nepali Association NRNA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
8. Non-Resident Nepali Association. "Open University of Nepal- Updates for OUN". Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
9. MyRepublica. "CANFACS to strengthen bilateral ties". Nepal Republic Media Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
10. CANFACS (23 March 2017). "About the Society". Canada-Nepal Friendship and Cultural Society. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
11. Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia. "Drona Rasali (Faculty web page)". University of British Columbia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
12. Siromani Dhungana; Bhagirath Yogi (14 September 2022). "Interview - 'Attention to socio-economic vulnerability for Covid-19 infection is important to address disparities across population groups:' Dr Drona Rasali". Nepal Live Today Publication Pvt. Ltd., Anamnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
13. SPPH, UBC. "Drona Rasali". Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
14. Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina. "FGSR Adjunct Faculty" (PDF). Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
15. D. P. Rasali, J. N. B. Shrestha, and G. H. Crow (18 March 2011). "Development of composite sheep breeds in the world: A review". Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 86 (1). Canadian Society of Animal Science: 1–24. doi:10.4141/A05-073 (inactive 1 November 2024). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
16. Nepal Magazine Team. "Niti Nirmaan Tahama: Drona Prakash Rasali, Canada". The Nepal Magazine, a weekly national magazine published by Kantipur Media Group in Kathmandu. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
17. Canadian Alliance for Regional Risk Factor Surveillance (CARRFS). "2020 CARRFS Symposium (Virtual)". Canadian Alliance for Regional Risk Factor Surveillance (CARRFS). Retrieved 12 March 2021.