Dr Kate Yarrow wins an award

In the presence of the Honorable President Mrs. Bidhya Devi Bhandarijiu, Dr Kate Yarrow, founder and chair of Doctors For Nepal has received an award at the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) in Jumla, as recognition for the charity’s work in rural Nepal. Sadly Kate was unable to accept the award in person, but Dr Kamal Hamal, one of our graduated doctors now working at KAHS, accepted the award on behalf of Doctors For Nepal.

Kate says “It’s amazing to see the result of our years of hard work training our doctors and nurses in Nepal. We now know that we are truly making a difference to so many lives. I am astonished and humbled to have been given this award for our work by the Nepal President minister.”

Dr Kamal Hamal accepts award on behalf of DFN