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In Nepal, a woman treks over mountains to bring COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable

Here's what it takes to get people in isolated communities access to jabs.
By Nikolay Nikolov  on 
In Nepal, a woman treks over mountains to bring COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable
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With a cold box firmly strapped to her back, 32-year-old Birma Devi Kunwar routinely treks about 20 kilometers — through bridges, hills, and valleys — to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to a remote health center in Nepal’s far-west.

She’s been treading the same path towards the cut-off village of Pipalchauri for four years. She first started carrying life-saving vaccines used in routine immunizations for kids, which she has continued to do throughout the pandemic, too.

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