Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Sep 9th, 2011
Posted by Jason Andrews Once every five years, a trove of data on the state of Nepal’s population health is released, often to very little fanfare. Each of the national dailies picks a key statistic or two to point out whether the country is ahead or behind target on a select Millennium Development Goal. For [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Sep 2nd, 2011
Posted by Andy Moon In May 2011, Duncan reflected on the current state of Nyaya’s energy system, which has miraculously been able to provide enough electricity for our medical operations despite broken equipment, dead batteries, and stray wires. Nyaya Health is pleased to announce a huge step forward in our quest for clean, reliable energy [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Aug 30th, 2011
Posted by Pritam Shah I vividly remember the days when I used to walk past Bayalpata Hospital with wild bushes, ruined old buildings, and a herd of grazing cattle. I now contemplate on those memories when I recently visited Bayalpata Hospital. The hospital has transformed into a fully running hospital with landscaped grounds, painted buildings [...]
Posted in News on Aug 22nd, 2011
We are recruiting a full time Research Coordinator (RC) to oversee a program of hospital and community-based research in Achham, Far Western Nepal. This research program will complement the service and advocacy of international NGO Nyaya Health. The RC will be responsible for management of research projects, coordination with hospital and community health staff, and [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on Aug 21st, 2011
Posted by Duncan Maru In a speech recently on his government’s funding of the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunizations, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s delivered some welcome statements about the importance of transparency in global development aid [1]. Notably, all recipients of British foreign aid “must publish what they do, where they get their [...]
Posted in News on Aug 15th, 2011
Nyaya’s Co-Founder, Dr. Sanjay Basu recently published an article in the New York Times on the health needs of illegal immigrants in San Francisco, USA. Undocumented immigrant workers in the USA frequently have greatly limited access to healthcare services, similar to patients we serve in Achham, and people in other impoverished communities throughout the world. Nyaya believes [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Aug 9th, 2011
Posted by Duncan Maru We would love some discussion and feedback about a surgical implementation science protocol we just published on BMJ Open. This research will evaluate our implementation of surgical services at our rural district hospital in remote western Nepal. As you all are acutely aware, surgical care is a severely neglected area in [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Aug 6th, 2011
Posted by Ryan Schwarz Malnutrition is a critical health issue for children throughout Nepal, and in Achham where Nyaya works, nearly 1 in 5 children are qualified as malnourished. Bayalpata Hospital conducts a malnutrition screening and treatment program for all children who come to the hospital, and in the coming year will be expanding its [...]
Posted in News on Aug 3rd, 2011
Nyaya Health’s Chief Operating Officer, Dan Schwarz, was recently quoted as part of PRNewswire’s press release that unveiled 21 global health case studies for open access to the public that were produced by the Global Health Delivery Project and Harvard Business Publishing. These case studies have previously been used as the core of Harvard’s Global Health Effectiveness [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Aug 1st, 2011
Nyaya’s partner organization, Hope Through Health, has posted the following proposal for a new job opening in Togo. Hope Through Health has been doing inspiring work for health care equity in Togo since 2004, and are currently advertising for their first full-time Program Director position. We are honored to spread the word about this important [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Jul 24th, 2011
Posted by Ranju Sharma —————— Ranju Sharma was previously the Program Coordinator at Bayalpata Hospital. She recently completed her BSc at Mount Holyoke and is currently a volunteer with Nyaya Health. Tweet This Post
Posted in Patient Stories on Jul 19th, 2011
Posted by Ruma Rajbhandari It was around 7pm on a weekday at Bayalpata when our nightguard, Naresh dai, came running to fetch the doctor on call, “Bullit, bullit! Dr. Saab.” At first, we all thought someone with a bullet injury had come to the hospital. On further clarification, we learned that a woman who had been hit by [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Jul 16th, 2011
Posted by Ryan Schwarz President and Co-founder of Nyaya Health Duncan Maru spoke recently at the Harvard Kennedy School about Nyaya’s work and challenges moving forward. Following his talk there was a panel discussion with Ryan Schwarz, Nyaya’s Director of Operations, and Bibhav Acharya, Nyaya’s Executive Vice-President. You can view Duncan’s talk here: ———————- Ryan [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff on Jul 10th, 2011
Originally from Kalopani, in the Mustang district of northern Nepal, Dr. Bikash Gauchan has served as Bayalpata Hospital’s Medical Director for the past year. This week marks a bittersweet milestone for Nyaya as Bikash heads to Dharan to complete a residency in general practice and emergency medicine. “Bittersweet” because Bikash has played such an enormous role [...]
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 [...]