Nyaya Health

Posted by Astha Ramaiya
Recently, we asked our friend and colleague, Dr. Subhas Sitaula, to discuss his work and the work of Nyaya, and the interrelated impact of both in the Far Western region where we work.

Biographical background: Dr. Subhas Sitaula is originally from the central region of Nepal, and completed his MBBS from BP [...]

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Posted by Dan Schwarz, following conversations with Ruma Rajbhandari
In a blog post last month (“Severe Storms in Achham”), we related the story of a two year old girl who had suffered a traumatic head injury after falling from a height of one storey. At the time, we were happy to report that, despite an initially [...]

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Posted by Duncan Maru, MD, PHD
Nyaya Health is undertaking an innovative experiment in operations management by reviewing all deaths that occur at the Bayalpata hospital and identifying systems-level changes to prevent future deaths. Programs aimed at assessing the root causes of deaths can help to assess effectiveness and can identify programmatic weaknesses. Implementing such [...]

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Posted by Dan Schwarz, following conversation with Ruma Rajbhandari
Over the past two weeks, communication with the Nyaya Health staff in Achham has been very difficult due to the severe storms occurring throughout the region. One week ago, the Bayalpata Hospital satellite dish was struck by lightning, effectively cutting off all outside communication. Since then, it [...]

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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 well [...]

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