Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal
Posted in Logistics and Management on Aug 26th, 2010
Posted by Jennifer Guo Over the years, Nyaya has been fortunate to have many partners and supporters in our fight against healthcare inequalities. One such organization is the EquityEditors Association (EEA). EEA was conceptualized as a non-profit organization of socially-conscious medical scientific editors who donate a portion of their income (1-100%) to global health organizations [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on Aug 6th, 2010
Posted by Duncan Maru, MD, PHD It sometimes behooves the writers of this blog to take a step back from the daily grind of healthcare delivery in resource-poor settings and talk about something somewhat more “academic”. So humor me and allow a brief digression into the world of reference management software. You may in fact [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, News on Jun 21st, 2010
Posted by Duncan Maru, MD, PHD We have spoken before about the lack of transparency and accountability among those working in the fields of global health and global development. This is a systemic problem at multiple levels: the disempowerment of the so-called “beneficiaries” of global health and development projects; persistent memes of colonialism and racism that dog [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, News, Reports on May 3rd, 2010
Posted by Ryan Schwarz Nyaya presented on their work at the 7th World Health Care Congress in Washington D.C. earlier this month. The poster presentation – “Transparent operations to enhance accountability and collaboration within global health” – discussed Nyaya’s work to develop a transparent organizational model. You can read more about the WHCC Affordable Health [...]
Posted in Reports, Social Justice and Health on Apr 28th, 2010
This is the first in a series of guest contributions by authors working for health justice in South Asia. We are pleased to support their work, and encourage our readers to think critically about the connection between our work and theirs. April marks Nyaya’s second birthday working as an advocate for health justice for the [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Mar 31st, 2010
Posted by Jen Garnett At Nyaya, we strive to maintain a high level of financial and operational transparency. This allows us to rigorously monitor and evaluate our operational costs, and also provides our donors with detailed information on the social return on their investment and full disclosure of how their funds are being spent. Additionally, [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, News, Social Justice and Health on Mar 7th, 2010
Nyaya was recently invited to deliver one of the “Partnerships in Global Health Equity” workshops at the 2010 GlobeMed Summit in Chicago. GlobeMed is a network of university students which partner with grassroots organizations to improve the health of people of the impoverished. This year, their summit featured keynote addresses and workshops by several of [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, Social Justice and Health on Feb 14th, 2010
Posted by Chintan Maru South Asia has no shortage of water stories. A hydro-electric dam project diverts a sacred river and displaces millions. The morning hustle at a slum’s communal tap breaks into a fatal fight. A monsoon rain blesses an inter-caste wedding. I began asking about Nyaya’s water story when I witnessed our night-watchman [...]
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management, Uncategorized on Jan 31st, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in News on Dec 5th, 2009
Posted by Piali Mukhopadhyay 2009 has been a critical year in the growth of Nyaya Health. Our mission to expand access to health care in the Achham district of rural Nepal was further realized with the opening of Bayalpata Hospital this past June. For the first time, the people of Achham have access to a [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management, News, Reports, Social Justice and Health on Nov 30th, 2009
Posted by Ryan Schwarz Nyaya uses multiple “Web 2.0″ tools to facilitate our work in rural Nepal. Due to the challenges of rural healthcare delivery, most notably the lack of consistent power, using web-based technologies has greatly enhanced Nyaya’s ability to continue its work. In this week’s issue of the well-regarded medical science journal PLoS [...]
Posted in News on Jul 10th, 2009
Posted by Ryan Schwarz The America Nepal Medical Foundation, a continued supporter of Nyaya’s work invited Nyaya to present our work at the recent 13th Annual ANMF Conference in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Through our collaboration with ANMF, Nyaya has been able to expand its services, in particular focusing on its community health worker network. As [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on Jul 8th, 2009
Posted by Dennis Feehan The staff at Bayalpata Hospital keep meticulous records of each patient’s visit to the facility. These records allow us to improve clinical services, track simple measures of activity, forecast future clinical needs, and fulfill our reporting requirements to the government. They also give us a window into the health and epidemiology [...]
Posted in Logistics and Management on Dec 17th, 2008
Posted by Duncan Maru Nyaya Health has recently updated our Budget page on our public-access wiki to provide our line-by-line budget that is accessible to all. This, we believe, is fundamental to our mission of creating testable, scaleable, and accountable models for the rapid scale-up of comprehensive health services in areas affected by poverty, isolation, [...]