Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Logistics and Management on Feb 25th, 2011
Posted by Ranju Sharma Bajura which lies north of Achham is the second poorest district of Nepal (UNDP, 2004). The road which is currently being built remains closed during monsoon and is constantly damaged and blocked due occasional heavy rainfall at other times of the year. Reference: United Nations Human Development Report, ” Nepal [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on Feb 3rd, 2011
Posted by Ranju Sharma This is the first in a series of photos from our team in Nepal. Henceforth we will try to post a picture every 1-2 weeks offering our readers a glimpse into our work in Achham. ———————- Ranju Sharma is currently the Program Coordinator at Bayalpata Hospital. She recently completed her BSc [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on Dec 5th, 2010
Posted by Ranju Sharma My previous blog in this series gave an overview of the structure and the rationale behind our newly implemented community health program. Here is a bit more detailed description of the structure of the program. In the community, the government’s Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) work under the supervision of Bayalpata Hospital’s [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Oct 27th, 2010
Posted by Ranju Sharma The following post is part of a biweekly series of Bayalpata Hospital’s community health program related posts by Ranju Sharma. For more posts by the author go here. The women listened attentively, occasionally offering anecdotes of their own similar experiences, as one of Bayalpata’s volunteers recounted a story of patient recovery [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Patient Stories, Social Justice and Health on Mar 26th, 2010
Posted by Ranju Sharma In early January, The Kathmandu Post reported the death of a woman in the district of Achham during her stay in a “Chhaupadi goth.” She was found dead in the shed on the fifth day of her stay; her eight-month-old son, who stayed with her, was found unconscious. Two weeks before [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management on Jan 21st, 2010
Posted by Ranju Sharma Nyaya volunteer Ranju Sharma recounts a day she spent in the summer of 2009 with two of Nyaya’s CHWs Achham had recently had the first few rainfalls of this year’s monsoon when we went for a community visit with two of Nyaya Health Community Health Workers (CHWs). The day was not [...]
Posted in staff profiles on Sep 5th, 2009
Posted by Ranju Sharma * Note: This is the third in a series of Nyaya Health staff member profiles. Through these profiles, which are posted on Saturdays, we hope to give you a better idea of the people who are working on the ground to implement Nyaya’s vision on a daily basis. Sangeeta Nepali, one [...]
Posted in staff profiles on Aug 29th, 2009
Posted by Ranju Sharma * Note: This is the second in a series of Nyaya Health staff member profiles. Through these profiles, which are posted on Saturdays, we hope to give you a better idea of the people who are working on the ground to implement Nyaya’s vision on a daily basis. Though Chandrika is [...]