Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in News, Social Justice and Health on Nov 1st, 2010
Posted by Bibhav Acharya In this photo essay, Bibhav Acharya, one of Nyaya’s Board members, captures some of the changes that Achham and Nyaya have seen in the last three years. THEN: Bayalpata Hospital was built in the 1980s by the Nepali Government. However, due to political pressure, all equipment was moved to another hospital [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on Aug 4th, 2010
Posted by Duncan Maru, MD, PHD While the recent New York Times article by Matt Richtel on “Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price” focusses primarily on the effects our being “wired in” on our personal and professional lives, his thesis also carries important lessons for young global health organizations like Nyaya Health. Mr. [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on May 26th, 2010
Posted by Duncan Maru, MD, PHD Throughout my training in medicine, I have experienced the central role that effective communication plays in the care of patients. Despite working in several hospital settings that use extensive wireless and electronic telecommunications, I remain dumbfounded by the challenges we as doctors have in communicating with nurses, respiratory therapists, [...]
Posted in News on Jun 4th, 2008
Posted by Duncan Maru Today the Open Architecture Network announced that Max Max Fordham, LLP (Gwilym Still, David Hawkins, Bertie Dixon and Thomas Bailess) and Nick Lawrence are the winning designers of the recent competition. Together with colleagues from OAN and other experts, we had selected their design out of 103 entries as the most [...]