Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2, 2020: Dr. Runa Jha, chief pathologist and director of the Kathmandu-based National Public Health Laboratory, has been included in the list of five women which was unveiled on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
UN Women has published a list of five women including Jha, who have stood on the front lines in the fight against the global pandemic of novel corona virus (COVID-19).
‘Dr Runa Jha is the chief pathologist and director of the only laboratory authorized to conduct COVID-19 testing in Nepal. She and her team are testing roughly 70 samples a day, which arrive at irregular intervals and make for around-the-clock work, writes the UN Woman.
