Posted by Aram Harrow, as told to him by Dr. Aditya Sharma
Wherever water treatment and sewer systems are inadequate, people live with the constant risk of diarrhea, typically from bacterial infection. Diarrhea is most dangerous to young children, and (after pneumonia) is the second most common cause of infant death worldwide. For adults, even [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Our model for volunteer management as an NGO
Posted in Logistics and Management on May 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Posted by Duncan Maru
Operating a professional global health organization on all-volunteer power requires solid management structures. Our donors, our staff, and the communities we serve all demand professionalism. Our purpose in this post is to describe the distinct approach that Nyaya Health has taken to achieve efficiency, professionalism, and reliable results while maintaining [...]
Nyaya Health’s approach to renovating Bayalpata Hospital
Posted in Logistics and Management on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Shefali Oza
For the last two weeks, we have been working on renovating Bayalpata Hospital, which we plan to open early this summer. We requested costing estimates from different contractors to find the most competitive pricing scheme for the phase 1 renovations, which include a main hospital building, a mess hall, and staff [...]
QBC Diagnostics Donates Additional Cuvettes to Nyaya Health
Posted in News on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Duncan Maru
To achieve health equity in rural Nepal, Nyaya Health deploys technologies that can operate effectively in an area with a unique set of social, economic, and logistical challenges. The QBC Autoread Plus is one such machine. This machine was originally donated to Nyaya Health by inventor Dr. Robert A. Levine, [...]
Operating the clinic during power outages
Posted in Logistics and Management on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Shefali Oza
The district of Achham, where our clinic is based, is currently suffering from one of the most severe power outages in recent memory. In this blog post, we provide an update on how Nyaya Health’s energy systems are functioning and what we do during severe power outages to ensure the best [...]
Nyaya Health releases its January to April 2009 update
Posted in News, Reports on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Shefali Oza
Nyaya Health has posted its update for the first four months of this year. In this update, we describe how we have reviewed our services and determined how to continue improving community-based primary care in our region, build a stronger public health system in cooperation with local and national government, and [...]
