Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Aug 27th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Patient Stories, Social Justice and Health on Jul 4th, 2011
Posted by Micheal Polifka This post was written by Dr. Michael Polifka, Nyaya team volunteer, as a personal journal entry during a recent trip to Bayalpata Hospital in Achham, Nepal. The varying amounts of moisture in the air (from a lot to more) coupled with the winds that circulate around the hilltops makes for constantly [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Jan 5th, 2011
Posted by Jason Andrews Recently released figures suggest that in the district of Achham, where Nyaya Health works, has among the highest prevalence of HIV infection in Nepal. A total of 1053 cases of HIV have been reported in the past six years, of which nearly two-thirds were diagnosed in women. Achham is home to [...]
Posted in News, Social Justice and Health on Dec 1st, 2010
Posted by Jason Andrews The staff of Bayalpata Hospital and our community, led by Dr. Amir Bista and Megha Giri, celebrated World AIDS Day with a host of festivities. This included a dramatic enactment of the pathogenesis of HIV infection in which staff acted as the host, virus, CD4 count and opportunistic infection, as well [...]
Posted in News, Social Justice and Health on Dec 1st, 2010
posted by Jason Andrews Today, millions of people around the world will recognize World AIDS Day by reflecting on the successes and challenges in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Thirty years into the epidemic, there have been remarkable advances in antiviral medications and medical therapy for HIV-related diseases. Largely in response to the toll of HIV [...]
Posted in News, Social Justice and Health on Aug 15th, 2010
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
Posted in News on Jul 14th, 2010
Posted by Jason Andrews On July 11, 2010, Nyaya Health inaugurated its Antiretoviral Therapy Clinic at Bayalpata Hospital. In partnership with the National Centre for AIDS & STD Control (NCASC), Nyaya Health will now be able to provide comprehensive care including antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV in our large catchment area in Achham. [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Apr 8th, 2008
Posted by Bibhav Acharya Chris, Mahendra, Bikram and I hiked up to Prabha to have conversations with folks who live there about their access to healthcare and about Nyaya’s clinic, which was opening soon. As we watched, listened and spoke, we learned a little more about suffering, health, nyaya (Nepali word for justice), and we [...]
Posted in Patient Stories, Social Justice and Health on Jan 8th, 2008
Posted by Duncan Maru People often ask us, why did we choose to work in Achham? The most proximal answer is the HIV epidemic. Achham has some of Nepal’s worst HIV rates and a health infrastructure woefully inadequate to meet the task. When Jason and Roshani first went out to Achham in February of 2006 [...]