Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Apr 22nd, 2011
Posted by Gregory Karelas Formerly a grain shed, the Sanfe Bagar Health Center (Sanfe Clinic) is the most beautiful health facility in Achham today. It sits above the bazaar in beautiful Sanfe Valley, amidst fields of yellow flowers and a 360 degree view of some of the striking scenery I’ve ever seen. In 2006, Nyaya [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management on Apr 21st, 2008
Posted by Tenzing Tekan 6:30am Wake up at sunrise. Carry water to the house from the spring and get washed and cleaned. While I am washing, the night watchman brings a paper with a question from the overnight shift Assistant Nurse-Midwife regarding a dehydrated infant. Since it is a simple intervention, I write a reply [...]
Posted in Social Justice and Health on Apr 8th, 2008
Posted by Bibhav Acharya Chris, Mahendra, Bikram and I hiked up to Prabha to have conversations with folks who live there about their access to healthcare and about Nyaya’s clinic, which was opening soon. As we watched, listened and spoke, we learned a little more about suffering, health, nyaya (Nepali word for justice), and we [...]