Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Clinic Staff on Feb 1st, 2012
Posted by Richa Pokhrel ————————– Richa was born in Nepal but grew up in Iowa. She is currently the Director of Evaluation and Research at Nyaya Health. Richa has a Master’s in International Development from the University of Pittsburgh. Tweet This Post
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management on Jan 25th, 2012
Posted by Tess Panizales ————- Tess Panizales is the Quality Program Manager of the Department of Surgery at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Surgery and Public Health. Tweet This Post
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Dec 23rd, 2011
Posted by Duncan Maru We had engaging x-ray rounds today at Bayalpata Hospital. On rounds the day before, we had been frustrated by the inefficiency and low quality of reading x-rays at the patient’s bedside without a viewbox. Viewing x-rays at the bedside also did not afford us an opportunity to give meaningful feedback to [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Social Justice and Health on Dec 18th, 2011
Posted by Duncan Maru As I wrote in a recent tumblr post, it was wonderful to walk again through the halls of Bayalpata and to witness its continued transformation into a dignified hospital. Over the course of ten months since my last trip, nearly every part of the hospital has been better organized and cleaned, [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management, Reports, Social Justice and Health on Nov 6th, 2011
Posted by Agya Poudyal [Below is the Community Health Worker (CHW) update from Bayalpata Hospital for the month of Bhadra, as well as a story relating the experiences of CHWs in the field.] 1. Community Health Worker (CHW) Data for the Month of Bhadra: Three new categories have been introduced in this month’s table: [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff on Aug 12th, 2011
Posted by Ranju Sharma —————— Ranju Sharma was previously the Program Coordinator at Bayalpata Hospital. She recently completed her BSc at Mount Holyoke and is currently a volunteer with Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post
Posted in Clinic Staff on Jul 10th, 2011
Originally from Kalopani, in the Mustang district of northern Nepal, Dr. Bikash Gauchan has served as Bayalpata Hospital’s Medical Director for the past year. This week marks a bittersweet milestone for Nyaya as Bikash heads to Dharan to complete a residency in general practice and emergency medicine. “Bittersweet” because Bikash has played such an enormous role [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management on Nov 23rd, 2010
Posted by Ryan Schwarz As Nyaya’s Director of Operations I’m asked regularly how I, or any of Nyaya’s other volunteers not in Nepal, can help to expand access to health care services without actually being in Nepal. And as a medical student my colleagues often presume that my work with Nyaya is caring for patients. [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Oct 27th, 2010
Posted by Ranju Sharma The following post is part of a biweekly series of Bayalpata Hospital’s community health program related posts by Ranju Sharma. For more posts by the author go here. The women listened attentively, occasionally offering anecdotes of their own similar experiences, as one of Bayalpata’s volunteers recounted a story of patient recovery [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management on Oct 7th, 2010
Posted by Astha Ramaiya Throughout hospitals and health facilities around the world, the spread of infection is a significant challenge to caring for patients. Infection control (IC) mechanisms are critical in preventing the spread of infectious diseases amongst patients. Rates of hospital acquired infections amongst developed and developing countries range from 5 – 10% and [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff on Aug 30th, 2010
Posted by Astha Ramaiya In the last week, Nyaya lost a very valuable member of it’s family, Lal Bahadur Kunwar. Lal worked at Nyaya Health in the capacity of a Health Assistant for 2 years. In addition to his Health Assistant responsibilities and duties, Lal enthusiastically volunteered and helped with other ongoing challenges both at [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Aug 20th, 2010
Posted by Dan Schwarz On Wednesday night, winding down my day, I skimmed the new WHO policy recommendations for improving health worker retention in rural areas1. Reading through the Executive Summary (I was way too tired to read the full report), I was, admittedly, a bit skeptical of the 16 recommendations, written from a desk [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, staff profiles on Aug 18th, 2010
Posted by Sushant Wagley The following video is part of a series focusing on the experiences of Nyaya Health staff at Bayalpata Hospital. Through this venue, Nyaya aims to give our readers a better perspective on the challenges, successes, and experiences of dedicated Nyaya Health staff working to deliver healthcare in Achham. Dhan Bahadur Bogati [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, staff profiles on Jul 22nd, 2010
Posted by Sushant Wagley The following video is part of a series focusing on the experiences of Nyaya Health staff at Bayalpata Hospital. Through this venue, Nyaya aims to give our readers a better perspective on the challenges, successes, and experiences of dedicated Nyaya Health staff working to deliver healthcare in Achham. Dr. Jhapat Bahadur [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, staff profiles on Jul 5th, 2010
Posted by Sushant Wagley The following video is part of a series focusing on the experiences of Nyaya Health staff at Bayalpata Hospital. Through this venue, Nyaya aims to give our readers a better perspective on the challenges, successes, and experiences of dedicated Nyaya Health staff working to deliver healthcare in Achham. Kamala Sharma Kamala [...]