http://blog.nyayahealth.org Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:00:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/02/01/picofwk37/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/02/01/picofwk37/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:00:44 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4138 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/02/01/picofwk37/feed/ 0 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 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/01/25/picofwk36/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/01/25/picofwk36/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:39 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4133 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/01/25/picofwk36/feed/ 0 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 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/12/23/radiologyrounds/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/12/23/radiologyrounds/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:00:03 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=3969 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/12/23/radiologyrounds/feed/ 0  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 [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/12/18/transformationschallenges/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/12/18/transformationschallenges/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:00:43 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=3966 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/12/18/transformationschallenges/feed/ 0 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, [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/11/06/chwupdate/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/11/06/chwupdate/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:00:27 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=3744 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/11/06/chwupdate/feed/ 0 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: [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/08/12/picofwk15/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/08/12/picofwk15/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:00:47 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=3379 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/08/12/picofwk15/feed/ 0 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 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/07/10/tributedrbikash/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/07/10/tributedrbikash/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:00:35 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=3246 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/07/10/tributedrbikash/feed/ 2 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 [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/23/backoffice/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/23/backoffice/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:00:52 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=2219 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/23/backoffice/feed/ 0 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. [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/10/27/chw1/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/10/27/chw1/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:21:27 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=1972 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/10/27/chw1/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/10/07/infectioncontrol/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/10/07/infectioncontrol/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:13:38 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=1915 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/10/07/infectioncontrol/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/08/30/lal/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/08/30/lal/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:50 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=1887 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/08/30/lal/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/08/20/rightsandretention/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/08/20/rightsandretention/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:00:28 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=1792 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/08/20/rightsandretention/feed/ 5 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 [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/08/18/dhanbogarti/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/08/18/dhanbogarti/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:00:45 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=1435 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/08/18/dhanbogarti/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/07/22/interview-with-dr-jhapat-thapa/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/07/22/interview-with-dr-jhapat-thapa/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:08 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=1440 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/07/22/interview-with-dr-jhapat-thapa/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/07/05/interview-with-kamala-sharma/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/07/05/interview-with-kamala-sharma/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:00:38 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=1373 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/07/05/interview-with-kamala-sharma/feed/ 0 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 [...]