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/2011/11/30/picofwk25-2/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/11/30/picofwk25-2/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:00:11 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=3838 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/11/30/picofwk25-2/feed/ 0 Posted by Astha Ramaiya ——————– Astha Ramaiya is the Blog Manager for Nyaya Health and a student pursuing her MSc Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 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Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/09/30/picofwk19/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/09/30/picofwk19/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:00:29 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=3584 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/09/30/picofwk19/feed/ 0 Posted by Astha Ramaiya ——————– Astha Ramaiya is the Blog Manager for Nyaya Health and a student pursuing her MSc Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.   Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/09/16/picofwk18/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/09/16/picofwk18/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:00:39 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=3514 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/09/16/picofwk18/feed/ 0 Posted by Astha Ramaiya ——————– Astha Ramaiya is the Blog Manager for Nyaya Health and a student pursuing her MSc Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/08/27/facilitateddisclosure/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/08/27/facilitateddisclosure/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:00:16 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=3431 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/08/27/facilitateddisclosure/feed/ 0 Posted by Astha Ramaiya Confidentiality and Hippocratic Oath state that a doctor should do no harm and keep all patient information a secret. This oath has been followed since the dawn of medicine. However, working in the field of reproductive health and infectious diseases, I regularly question if this law holds true when your disclosure [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/02/22/oceanpplenvandhealth/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/02/22/oceanpplenvandhealth/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:55:32 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=2560 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/02/22/oceanpplenvandhealth/feed/ 0 Posted by Astha Ramaiya As I sit in the boat looking out at the vast ocean, I have two thoughts in my mind. One is how to control my sea sickness and the other is if used properly, how much this water could be utilized for electricity and good health outcomes. The Earth comprises of [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/01/27/netsquared/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/01/27/netsquared/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:34:12 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=2532 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2011/01/27/netsquared/feed/ 0 Posted by Astha Ramaiya In October Nyaya’s Wiki was selected as one of the Featured Projects for the FACT Social Justice Challenge. Recently, NetSquared, the sponsor of the Challenge interviewed Nyaya’s Director of Operations to learn more about Nyaya’s work in the global health delivery field. You can read his interview here. Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/19/nepalitimes/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/19/nepalitimes/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:04:17 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=2215 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/19/nepalitimes/feed/ 0 Posted by Astha Ramaiya Nyaya Health was featured in the Nepali Times today. The article discusses our work since beginning operations in 2008. You can access the article here. Nyaya Health would like to thank the Nepali Times for it’s support and advocacy. Tweet This Post http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/05/dashaintihar2010/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/05/dashaintihar2010/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:56:38 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=2132 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/05/dashaintihar2010/feed/ 0 Posted by Astha Ramaiya The festivals of Dashain/Navratri and Tihar/Diwali fall in the Nepali month of Kartik (Late October – Early November) and are considered the biggest and most celebrated festivals in Nepal (Karki, 2008). Coming from a Hindu family, this festival is celebrated throughout the world whether it is in the city of Toronto, [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/04/radiologyarticlegh/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/04/radiologyarticlegh/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:00:03 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=2122 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/11/04/radiologyarticlegh/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/10/28/pm_exec_di/ http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/10/28/pm_exec_di/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:34:59 +0000 Nyaya Health http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=1979 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2010/10/28/pm_exec_di/feed/ 0 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 [...] 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 [...]