OWSD responds to COVID-19: Stories from women scientists in the developing world
April 09, 2020
In late March, the Secretariat at OWSD surveyed our network of thousands of woman scientists living and working in developing countries, to ask them how they, their research and their countries have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Their stories are collected in the document here. While sobering, these stories also inspire hope: from a Sudanese molecular biologist who is leading an initiative to make ventilators using 3D printers, to a Sri Lankan biochemistry professor who has volunteered her lab for diagnostic testing, to the professors in a Palestinian university who organized a special course on COVID-19 to teach students the principles of epidemiology, OWSD members are applying their knowledge and skills to helping their countries, and the world, rise to this challenge.
Read their stories by downloading below or clicking the image to the right.
