Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Logistics and Management on Sep 8th, 2012
Posted by Ryan Schwarz The vision that ultimately led to Nyaya’s founding began in 2006, when 3 students at Yale decided to work with the government to establish better healthcare in Achham, Nepal. Our team has largely been comprised of younger volunteers including students and young professionals. Initially we had little formal mentorship, were certainly [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Jul 3rd, 2012
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Posted in News on Jun 23rd, 2012
Posted by Mark Arnoldy As a 22-year old, I distinctly recall rumbling along Route Nationale #3, Haiti’s unpaved and unattended central vein, toward the town of Cange. While crawling up a dusty incline past the dam that spawned Lac Peligre on my right, a nervous anticipation set in. Those nerves were not of the sort [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff on Jun 14th, 2012
Posted by Duncan Maru I had dozed off, I think, when the jeep pulled over. The door opened and our young patient and her mother got into the back. It was pitch black, where the new moon had ceded the night stage completely to the stars. Suddenly, mayhem seemed to break loose. The child’s father, [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Jun 3rd, 2012
Posted by Dan Schwarz This past week, Nyaya had the opportunity to attend Partners In Health’s (PIH) first annual Community Health Worker (CHW) Summit in Boston. More than 30 CHW program leaders from more than 20 countries/programs attended, including representatives from Tiyatien Health (Liberia), Project Muso (Mali), Zanmi Lasante (Haiti), Inshuti Mu Buzima (Rwanda), Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (Malawi), Companeros de Salud (Mexico), Socios en Salud (Peru), [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on Apr 18th, 2012
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Posted in Logistics and Management on Mar 20th, 2012
Posted by Gregory Karelas Friday was indeed a triumph. Of course the program started forty five minutes late. But as I told the Local District Officer while we waited alone for the first invitee to join us, “It’s ok, Sir. In Achham, everyone is right on time.” In other words, forty five minutes late was [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on Feb 20th, 2012
Posted by Dan Schwarz Recently, thanks to the efforts of volunteers from around the world, donors, and our dedicated staff, several substantial technological improvements have been made at Bayalpata Hospital. In the past, we’ve struggled with the lack of consistent electricity, and consequently, have had to carefully ration our energy utilization. This has, of course, [...]
Posted in News on Jan 31st, 2012
Posted by Ryan Schwarz Nyaya Health was started by a group of Yale students 6 years ago. It began when one of our founders, Jason Andrews, traveled to the Achham region and learned about the dearth of healthcare in the region, and the injustices faced daily by Achhami citizens. Over the last six years our [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Jan 20th, 2012
Posted by Dan Schwarz This past week, Nyaya Health Nepal received a further allocation of 30lakh rupees (approximately $35,700 USD) from the Ministry of Health of Nepal. As part of Nyaya Health Nepal’s public private partnership with the Nepali Ministry of Health to administer services at Bayalpata Hospital, the Ministry has made the strong commitment [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Dec 25th, 2011
Posted by Duncan Maru There is a new HIV diagnosis in the outpatient department for a man whose wife is dead, an infant in respiratory distress in the emergency department, an inpatient unit whose patients seem to be bathing in flies. Another child in the emergency department fell on her elbow from a few feet [...]
Posted in News on Dec 10th, 2011
Dear friends and family, I am honored to share that last week Nyaya Health became part of the 1% of organizations examined by GiveWell to be distinguished as a standout organization. GiveWell, deemed “the gold standard for giving” by the Boston Globe, takes their evaluations seriously. In fact, only 6 of the 750 organizations examined this [...]
Posted in News on Dec 5th, 2011
Posted by Duncan Maru Our Country Director and I had the honor of visiting Dhulikhel Hospital this week to meet with staff members and Administrative Director, Dr. Rajendra Koju. Dhulikhel is a not-for-profit, non-governmental hospital that offers affordable prices to its patients and manifests a singular vision of high quality and equitable care in rural Nepal, representing much of [...]
Posted in News on Nov 10th, 2011
Nyaya’s Bayalpata Hospital and one of our partners, TEAM Hospital, in the nearby district of Dadeldhura, were featured in a new article on GHDonline . The article discusses the development of health services in rural western Nepal, and specifically, the cooperation of GHDonline communities to improve communication between local healthcare implementers. You can read the [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management, Reports, Social Justice and Health on Nov 6th, 2011
Posted by Agya Poudyal [Below is the Community Health Worker (CHW) update from Bayalpata Hospital for the month of Bhadra, as well as a story relating the experiences of CHWs in the field.] 1. Community Health Worker (CHW) Data for the Month of Bhadra: Three new categories have been introduced in this month’s table: [...]