Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Patient Stories on Feb 5th, 2012
Posted by Duncan Maru A middle-aged woman presented with abdominal pain, bloating, and vaginal bleeding. A few years ago, she had had some gynecologic surgery in India where her son was working. They had no records of the procedure, nor did they know of what precisely the surgery had entailed. She had suffered no fever or weight loss. Our [...]
Posted in Patient Stories, Social Justice and Health on Jan 14th, 2012
Posted by Duncan Maru In Boston, I often see patients bounced around from one hospital or specialist to another. It is a bit surprising to see this happen here in Achham, where the main challenge is a dearth of clinicians and hospitals, rather than an excess of them. A sixty year old woman had been [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Jan 7th, 2012
Posted by Richa Pokhrel If you asked an average mother how much they care for their children, I bet the answer would be a lot. It would be so much that there would be no number value for it. I ask this question because here in Achham we have come across some instances where human [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Uncategorized on Dec 21st, 2011
Posted by Jesse Brady ————- Jesse Brady is the Blog Editor of Nyaya Health and is currently pursuing her MS in International Medicine at Montana State University. Tweet This Post
Posted in Patient Stories, Social Justice and Health on Dec 20th, 2011
Posted by Duncan Maru This week, a 70-year-old woman with emphysema and heart failure was admitted to Bayalpata Hospital with shortness of breath and limited ability to walk, likely related to heart failure. She had murmurs indicative of aortic and tricuspid valve insufficiency. Based on an echocardiogram (ultrasound) performed by our Health Assistant Uday Kshatriya [...]
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 Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Nov 2nd, 2011
Posted by Astha Ramaiya ——————– Astha Ramaiya is the Blog Manager for Nyaya Health and a student pursuing her MSc Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Tweet This Post
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Oct 30th, 2011
Posted by Ruma Rajbhandari [Ruma Rajbhandari, of Nyaya Health, the Nick Simons Institute, and Partners In Health, recently presented at the 18th Annual Thomas J. White Symposium, held on September 24th, 2011 by Partners In Health. The theme of this year’s symposium was “From Innovation to Transformation: Partnerships in Action,” and Ruma shared her [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Oct 12th, 2011
Posted by Jesse Brady ————- Jesse Brady is the Blog Editor of Nyaya Health and is currently pursuing her MS in International Medicine at Montana State University. Tweet This Post
Posted in Logistics and Management on Oct 5th, 2011
Posted by Jesse Brady ————- Jesse Brady is the Blog Editor of Nyaya Health and is currently pursuing her MS in International Medicine at Montana State University. Tweet This Post
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Oct 3rd, 2011
Posted by Ryan Schwarz In September, an article was published in the well-respected journal Pediatrics entitled “Challenges in setting up pediatric and neonatal intensive care units in a resource-limited country” which detailed the planning, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of Patan Hospital’s neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (NICU and PICU). Patan Hospital is one of the leading [...]
Posted in Patient Stories on Mar 3rd, 2011
Posted by Duncan Maru Note: The following post has graphic content The call came into Dilidai, our ambulance driver. A man from a village about six hours away had been bitten by a bear while collecting wood. Members of his village had carried down to Sanfebagar, where he was now awaiting the ambulance. His leg [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Feb 12th, 2011
Posted by Ryan Schwarz I’ve written before on this blog about the importance of collaboration in the global health field and Nyaya’s efforts to join with partner organizations to work towards the development of best practices for the field. To further pursue this aspect of our work, Nyaya is a member organization of Still Harbor’s [...]
Posted in News, Social Justice and Health on Jan 12th, 2011
Posted by Dan Schwarz Nyaya’s Executive Director, Dan Schwarz, presented at the weekly Brown University Infectious Disease Rounds, discussing our HIV/AIDS management program in Achham. His talk was entitled “Meeting the need: Developing an HIV/AIDS treatment program in the Far West Region, Nepal.” You can view his slides here: ——————- Dan Schwarz is the Executive Director [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Jan 5th, 2011
Posted by Jason Andrews Recently released figures suggest that in the district of Achham, where Nyaya Health works, has among the highest prevalence of HIV infection in Nepal. A total of 1053 cases of HIV have been reported in the past six years, of which nearly two-thirds were diagnosed in women. Achham is home to [...]