Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Oct 23rd, 2011
Posted by Gregory Karelas [Continued from Returning Home, posted September 26, 2011.] The bandh (strike) lifted at 4:30 p.m. As 5 p.m. rolled around, so did my car, heralding the smell of burning rubber in its wake. Yet it wasn’t until 5:03 p.m. that I realized it was a stack of flaming tires and not [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Sep 5th, 2011
Posted by Gregory Karelas ———————- Gregory Karelas is the country director of Nyaya Health. He has graduated with a MSc in Medical Anthropology. Tweet This Post
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Jan 12th, 2010
Posted by Sushant Wagley For Nyaya Health, a steady water supply is essential for delivering health care services at Bayalpata Hospital. Ridikot, the village development committee (VDC) where Bayalpata Hospital is located, is an especially dry VDC with limited water supply. Communities surrounding Bayalpata Hospital – and even most of the district of Achham – [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Oct 15th, 2008
Posted by Bibhav Acharya Dr. Jhapat Thapa (Nyaya’s Medical Director) and I were summoned to Mangalsen, the district headquarters of Achham, to attend a district-wide meeting of NGOs and government bodies to tackle HIV. Mangalsen is a 7-hour hike from Sanfebagar and our trip started at the far left of the picture above and we [...]