http://blog.nyayahealth.org Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/15/picofwk52/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/15/picofwk52/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:09 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4562 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/15/picofwk52/feed/ 0 Posted by Mark Arnoldy ————- Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/13/journey_end_of_earth/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/13/journey_end_of_earth/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 04:00:20 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4532 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/13/journey_end_of_earth/feed/ 0 Posted by Shwetha Sridharan  This is a cross-post from yodesh about the author’s experience in Achham at Bayalpata Hospital.  I realized quickly, after just having traveled to various villages in rural India, that distance is relative. Hailing from a city like San Francisco, going even a few hours outside of town is far – but twelve [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/11/residency_work_hrs_leadership/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/11/residency_work_hrs_leadership/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:35 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4497 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/11/residency_work_hrs_leadership/feed/ 0 Posted by Duncan Maru I recently unearthed the following short piece, which I had written in the wake of residency work hours changes over the last two years and ultimately never published.  The work hours changes had tightened regulations on how long physicians-in-training could legally work in hospitals in the United States.  I turned back [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/10/mothers_day_matters/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/10/mothers_day_matters/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 14:46:42 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4593 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/10/mothers_day_matters/feed/ 0   Dear Blog Readers, Sunday is a special day for the mothers in our lives. Yet we know so well that showing appreciation one day a year isn’t fair tribute to all the nurturing care and support they provide. That’s why our team in Nepal is committed to make this Mother’s Day matter well beyond Sunday. [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/08/picofwk51/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/08/picofwk51/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:20 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4539 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/08/picofwk51/feed/ 0 Posted by Mark Arnoldy ————- Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/04/stories-from-the-fog_pharmac_bulk_purchase/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/04/stories-from-the-fog_pharmac_bulk_purchase/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:32 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4547 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/04/stories-from-the-fog_pharmac_bulk_purchase/feed/ 0 Posted by Gregory Karelas Having literally spent years working up to this moment, it is with great gratitude and relief that we have finalized the first bulk order of pharmaceuticals for Bayalpata Hospital.  Since the establishment of the hospital, medications have been ordered as they became necessary, due in part to difficult accessibility, limited funding, [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/01/picofwk50/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/01/picofwk50/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 04:00:57 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4510 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/05/01/picofwk50/feed/ 0 Posted by Mark Arnoldy ————- Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/27/possibilities-of-resurrection/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/27/possibilities-of-resurrection/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:00:34 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4534 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/27/possibilities-of-resurrection/feed/ 0 Posted by Duncan Maru This Easter Sunday, I sat with my family at The Paulist Center in Boston, my mother’s Catholic Church.  The pastor in his sermon told the story of Bishop Oscar Romero, the Salvadoran Bishop, who spoke out against his militant government’s violence, and whose visionary voice was silenced when he was assassinated [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/24/picofwk49/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/24/picofwk49/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:39 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4505 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/24/picofwk49/feed/ 0 Posted by Mark Arnoldy ————- Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/20/usg_excitement_woes/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/20/usg_excitement_woes/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:00:07 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4442 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/20/usg_excitement_woes/feed/ 1 Posted by Payel Gupta Ultrasound is an excellent and portable technique which allows healthcare professionals to identify abnormalities within the human body.  Ultrasound is used to visualize muscles, tendons, and many internal organs, as well as to capture their size, structure, and any pathological lesions in real time images.  It provides a great tool for [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/18/picofwk48/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/18/picofwk48/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:00:21 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4500 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/18/picofwk48/feed/ 0 Posted by Mark Arnoldy ———— Mark Arnoldy is the Executive Director of Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/16/jimkimwb/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/16/jimkimwb/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:26:33 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4522 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/16/jimkimwb/feed/ 0 Posted by Ryan Schwarz In an unprecedented and historic moment, Dr. Jim Yong Kim was named President of the World Bank this week. As one of Nyaya’s long-standing inspirations and mentors, Dr. Kim is one of the founders of Partners In Health, the current president of Dartmouth College, and one of the world’s foremost experts [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/14/rethinking_devt_nyaya/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/14/rethinking_devt_nyaya/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:00:29 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4425 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/14/rethinking_devt_nyaya/feed/ 0 Posted by Ryan Schwarz When I first joined the Nyaya family in late 2008, our annual revenue was $76,631.  After all calculations were tallied earlier this year, our annual revenue for 2011 turned out to be $552,333 — quite the jump.  But what was even more obvious than our growth thus far, was still how [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/11/picofwk47/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/11/picofwk47/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:04 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4473 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/11/picofwk47/feed/ 0 Posted by Minoo Ramanathan ———————— Minoo is a recent graduate of Brown University.  She is currently the Executive Assistant for Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/09/ambulance_2_yrs/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/09/ambulance_2_yrs/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:00:11 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=4490 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2012/04/09/ambulance_2_yrs/feed/ 0 Posted by Ryan Schwarz While the Achham district has become more developed since Nyaya began its work in 2008, there are still very few roads, a poor system of reliable and affordable transportation, and limited healthcare infrastructure.  Practically-speaking, for those living in Achham and surrounding districts, this means it can be exceedingly difficult to reach [...]