Bishal Dhakal

Dr. Bishal Dhakal was born in small southeastern city of Nepal. His schooling has been in Nepal and India. He completed his MD from Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was in cardiac surgery residency in Lahore, Pakistan before he dropped out and started Health at Home. He speaks five languages and has travelled extensively in the world. He has been involved in healthcare innovation ecosystem (service to technology) in Nepal. He has been awarded as social entrepreneur in Nepal 2012 and was also awarded for best poster service design in Washington DC, USA 2014. His start up "Health at Home" is considered a innovative service delivery platform and has been recognized both inside and outside of Nepal. His frugal healthcare service delivery innovation has been influential in changing healthcare market by bringing affordable and quality care at peoples home. He has extensive public speaking experience in healthcare innovation conferences across the world. He has presented his models in Nepal, India, Russia, USA, Myanmar, Turkey, Sweden and Singapore. He was invited recently to speak in local Nepal TEDx event held in Kathmandu, Nepal. His philanthropic work was significant during every disaster in Nepal and he was recognized as youth icon for his effort during recent disaster of 2015.