Posted by Tanya Shah
The decision to refer a patient to a hospital for surgical care is not easy for Nyaya Health providers to make. The cost of transportation alone can be prohibitive and surgical services at the referral centers also require significant cash. For the average family in Achham, this can mean more than a [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Nyaya Health Ultrasound Program Featured at Telemedicine Symposium
Posted in News on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Duncan Maru
At the “Telemedicine: Future Directions in Service Delivery” Symposium held on April 24 at Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia, Nyaya board member Duncan Maru presented the innovative ultrasound program Nyaya has deployed in rural Nepal. Conducted in conjunction with Yale’s Emergency Medicine Section and using a GE Logicbook E, Nyaya’s program [...]
Nyaya Health signs agreement with the government of Nepal to re-open Bayalpata Hospital
Posted in News on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Shefali Oza
Nyaya Health is excited to announce our acquisition of Bayalpata Hospital from the Nepalese Ministry of Health and Population. Today, we signed a 5-year contract to renovate and open this hospital, which is situated a one hour walk from our existing clinic in Sanfe Bagar. This agreement culminates a yearlong [...]
Nyaya Health marks first anniversary at our Sanfe Bagar clinic
Posted in News on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Shefali Oza
Today, Nyaya Health marks our first anniversary of offering free clinical services in the district of Achham in Far Western Nepal. Before we arrived here, the district lacked a functioning medical facility and had no allopathic doctor for a population of over 250,000 people. The few patients who could afford [...]
