Nyaya Health

Posted by Ryan Schwarz Nyaya is excited to once again host the Summer Internship Program and is now accepting applications for 2011. The Summer Internship Program is an excellent way to learn more about the field of global health delivery, work with our inspiring team in Nepal, and contribute to Nyaya’s mission to provide equitable [...]

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Posted by Astha Ramaiya Nyaya Health’s team recently published “Turning a blind eye: The mobilization of radiology services in resource-poor regions“ in the journal Globalization and Health. The article discusses the scarce access and usage of diagnostic imaging in resource-poor settings, and outlines a need to scale up both the ultrasound and X – ray [...]

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Posted by Bibhav Acharya In this photo essay, Bibhav Acharya, one of Nyaya’s Board members, captures some of the changes that Achham and Nyaya have seen in the last three years. THEN: Bayalpata Hospital was built in the 1980s by the Nepali Government. However, due to political pressure, all equipment was moved to another hospital [...]

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Posted by Sushant Wagley Over the past one and a half years, Bayalpata Hospital has been transformed into a 15-bed hospital with inpatient and outpatient wards, 24-hour emergency, obstetric and laboratory services, and a full pharmacy. In the coming year, Bayalpata will also undergo construction to open a surgical ward, eliminating the need to travel [...]

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Posted by Astha Ramaiya Nyaya Health and Partners in Health’s partner organization, Project Muso, forwarded the following request for a job opening. Project Muso has been doing tremendous work for health care equity in Mali since 2005. They are currently advertising for their first full-time Executive Director position and we are honored to spread the word [...]

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Posted by Jennifer Guo Editage, an innovative professional editing company, has recentlyestablished a partnership with EquityEditors Association (EEA) to generate revenue for Nyaya Health’s operations in rural Achham. Editage is owned by a multinational company Cactus Communications, an organization with a staff strength of over 200 that specializes in offering English-language and communication services to [...]

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Posted by Ryan Schwarz Nyaya has entered the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge, an online competition promoting innovative uses of technology for social justice work.Nyaya’s proposal describes how we’ve used our wiki website to enhance transparency and opportunities for collaboration in the global health field. The FACT Challenge is a community-driven contest. What’s that mean? Itmeans WE [...]

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Posted by Bibhav Acharya Dr. Prativa Pandey, Medical Director of CIWEC Travel Medicine Center Kathmandu, made a commitment to support Bayalpata Hospital after she visited the region and learned about the needs firsthand. Instead of donating what she thought we needed, she asked us to prepare a list of items of highest need. We held a [...]

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Posted by Jason Andrews and Astha Ramaiya Nepal was recently honored at The Millenium Development Goals (MDG) review summit for making significant progress in decreasing maternal mortality rates (MMR). According to government estimates, MMR has declined from  850 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to an estimated 229 per 100,000 live births in 2010 [1] . [...]

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Posted by Astha Ramaiya Nyaya Co-Founder Jason Andrews, MD and Nyaya Director of Operations, Ryan Schwarz, were recently interviewed by Partners in Health. Here they discuss Nyaya’s history and our vision for the future. We would like to express our gratitude to Partners in Health for continually supporting our mission: Tweet This Post

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Posted by Astha Ramaiya Shortly after Bayalpata Hospital’s first birthday, the hospital saw it’s 20,000th patient on August 10th 2010. We achieved this milestone with the support, hard work and continued efforts of the government, staff, community, donors, and Nyaya supporters residing both in Nepal and around the world. As Nyaya continues to strive for [...]

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Posted by Astha Ramaiya Bayalpata’s first birthday was featured on the Partners In Health blog site. Click here to see the piece.  We would like to thank our partners, friends, and mentors at PIH, who have been instrumental in supporting and helping to inform the mission of our work. We look forward to continually strengthening our [...]

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Posted by Astha Ramaiya Wendy Glauser, a journalist from Toronto, recently visited Nyaya’soperations in Achham and wrote about the Safe Motherhood Incentive Program and birthing practices in Nepal. You can read her piece in the Canadian Medical Association Journal which can be accessed here.   Tweet This Post

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Posted by Dan Schwarz <beep> <beep> <beep>…I open my eyes groggily; the “line” (electricity) has come back. <beep> I glance at my mobile – it’s 3:19am. <beep> The beeping annoys me, but it helps to wake me up so that I can get work done in the few minutes that we have electricity. It’s the [...]

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Posted by Astha Ramaiya Dr. Arjun Karki, the vice chancellor of the Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), recently gave a presentation to a couple of Nyaya members on the PAHS model of medical education and health system development. Working in Achham, Nyaya has faced a shortage of human resources because of its remoteness, lack [...]

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