Nyaya’s work has been featured in an article and photo essay on the Harvard FXB Center’s Health and Human Rights Open Forum blog. Guest-writing for the blog, Dan Schwarz highlights the development of Nyaya’s work at Bayalpata Hospital, and documents many of the logistical challenges involved, in both narrative and photographs.
Read the narrative post and [...]
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Posted by Dan Schwarz
Nyaya has been awarded one of the first-round
UpToDate International Grant Subscriptions! UpToDate is an online clinical reference software, commonly used in many American teaching hospitals, but rarely accessible in the developing world. Through an exciting new granting program, UpToDate has teamed up with the Global Health Delivery Project to provide free subscriptions to [...]
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Posted by Chintan Maru
South Asia has no shortage of water stories. A hydro-electric dam project diverts a sacred river and displaces millions. The morning hustle at a slum’s communal tap breaks into a fatal fight. A monsoon rain blesses an inter-caste wedding. I began asking about Nyaya’s water story when I witnessed our night-watchman Kansa [...]
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Posted by Astha Ramaiya
Recently, we asked our friend and colleague, Dr. Subhas Sitaula, to discuss his work and the work of Nyaya, and the interrelated impact of both in the Far Western region where we work.
Biographical background: Dr. Subhas Sitaula is originally from the central region of Nepal, and completed his MBBS from BP [...]
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Posted in News on Dec 5th, 2009
Posted by Piali Mukhopadhyay
2009 has been a critical year in the growth of Nyaya Health. Our mission to expand access to health care in the Achham district of rural Nepal was further realized with the opening of Bayalpata Hospital this past June. For the first time, the people of Achham have access to a properly [...]
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Posted by Ryan Schwarz
Nyaya uses multiple “Web 2.0″ tools to facilitate our work in rural Nepal. Due to the challenges of rural healthcare delivery, most notably the lack of consistent power, using web-based technologies has greatly enhanced Nyaya’s ability to continue its work. In this week’s issue of the well-regarded medical science journal PLoS Medicine, [...]
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Posted by Sushant Wagley, following conversations with Ruma Rajbhandari
Delivery of quality healthcare requires providers to maintain and develop knowledge and skills in clinical practice and performance. Continuing Medical Education (CME) allows medical providers to maintain the knowledge and skills acquired during primary training, while also allowing for the adoption of latest advancements and improvements into [...]
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Posted by Dan Schwarz, following conversations with Ruma Rajbhandari
In a blog post last month (“Severe Storms in Achham”), we related the story of a two year old girl who had suffered a traumatic head injury after falling from a height of one storey. At the time, we were happy to report that, despite an initially [...]
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Posted in Logistics and Management, News on Oct 12th, 2009
Posted by Dan Schwarz, following conversation with Ruma Rajbhandari
Over the past two weeks, communication with the Nyaya Health staff in Achham has been very difficult due to the severe storms occurring throughout the region. One week ago, the Bayalpata Hospital satellite dish was struck by lightning, effectively cutting off all outside communication. Since then, it [...]
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Posted in Logistics and Management, News on Oct 4th, 2009
Posted by Dan Schwarz
It has now been several weeks since our last update on the cholera epidemic that has plagued Achham and other parts of Nepal in recent months, and we are happy to report that it has been waning as the monsoon season comes to an end.
At Bayalpata Hospital, we have seen well [...]
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Posted by Bibhav Acharya
One of Nyaya Health’s board members, Bibhav Acharya, reflects on a patient’s story from the summer of 2008.
She went into cardiac arrest as she was carried into the clinic. The men carrying her said she had been bitten by a snake. We put everything on hold and rushed to assist her. There [...]
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Posted in News on Jul 27th, 2009
Posted by Shefali Oza
A diarrhea epidemic is spreading through Nepal, particularly in the Mid- and Far-Western regions. Recent news stories have reported that the district of Jajarkot, two removed from Achham, is the current epicenter of this outbreak. Many believe this is a cholera epidemic, though this theory is unlikely to be tested [...]
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Posted in Logistics and Management, News on Jan 1st, 2009
Posted by Duncan Maru
Peptic ulcer disease, a condition in which the lining of the stomach is damaged, is commonplace throughout the world. If left untreated, peptic ulcer disease can lead to severe disability and, if an ulcer ruptures, death. Helicobacter pylori is the bacterial cause of this condition. H. pylori is also [...]
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Posted in Logistics and Management, News on Dec 19th, 2008
Posted by Duncan Maru
Over the last year, we have renovated a grain shed into a clinic and employed the only allopathic doctor in a region of over 250,000 people. In this time, we have treated over 15,000 patients, established the only safe birthing center in the district, and deployed the first ultrasound in the [...]
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Posted in Logistics and Management on Dec 18th, 2008
Posted by Duncan Maru
One of Nyaya Health’s main objectives is to develop a model of evidence-based rural healthcare delivery. For a clinic providing free medicines, it is important to carefully define the scope of pharmaceuticals that are offered. This is necessary for efficient management of patients, but also because local community members, foreign [...]
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