Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Narrating Nepal on Oct 3rd, 2012
Posted by Roshan Bista When I had headaches and some health problems during my childhood, my mother used to give me medicine to make me feel better. I thought medicine did the job, but I now realize it was my mother’s love that cured most of my illness. Now, as a medical doctor, I try [...]
Posted in Patient Stories on Jul 27th, 2012
Posted by Gregory Karelas Almost one year ago, I wrote a piece for this blog titled “The Transformative Power of Paint”. Its purpose was to elucidate how small gestures can make great change. It was a pleasure to write and depicted beliefs that I still hold true. Thus, when the experience of touch emerged as a theme for [...]
Posted in Patient Stories on Mar 12th, 2012
Posted by Duncan Maru An 18-year-old man presented recently with swelling and pain over his right forearm after a fall. I was asked by one of our Health Assistants, Ram, to look at his x-ray. About a week prior, he had been carrying a stone on his head for some construction when he tripped and fell. Curiously, in [...]