Posted by Shefali Oza
Given the remote location of many households in Achham, our community health workers (CHWs) represent a critical bridge to the community. CHWs are primarily responsible for providing health education, conducting general surveillance, and visiting patients who require follow-up. The lack of roads and communication networks, which make this program an important step [...]
Archive for the ‘Logistics and Management’ Category
Experimenting with oversight mechanisms for Community Health Worker Program
Posted in Logistics and Management on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Data collection at Bayalpata Hospital
Posted in Logistics and Management on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Inventory supply management
Posted in Logistics and Management on June 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Posted by Aram Harrow
Running a clinic or a hospital constantly requires large amounts of supplies, from medicine and syringes, to patient registration stationary and generator fuel. Managing these supplies is a crucial, but unglamorous, job. Since supplies of different types are used at very different rates, and often by more than one member [...]
Providing healthcare during a prolonged bandh
Posted in Logistics and Management on June 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Posted by Shefali Oza
A bandh, which literally means “closed”, is a type of strike commonly used in Nepal and other South Asian countries. Such strikes often involve the closing of roads, businesses, and schools and can last anywhere from a day to several weeks. In Nepal, recent bandhs have been called for a [...]
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 [...]
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 rolls out helicobacter pylori control program
Posted in Logistics and Management, News, tagged Duncan Maru, global health delivery, healthcare, helicobacter pylori, Nepal on January 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Posted by Duncan Maru
Peptic ulcer disease, a condition in which the lining of the stomach is damaged, is commonplace throughout the world. If left untreated, peptic ulcer disease can lead to severe disability and, if an ulcer ruptures, death. Helicobacter pylori is the bacterial cause of this condition. H. pylori is also [...]
Data-Driven Pharmaceutical Prescribing
Posted in Logistics and Management, tagged Duncan Maru, global health delivery, healthcare, Nepal on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted by Duncan Maru
One of Nyaya Health’s main objectives is to develop a model of evidence-based rural healthcare delivery. For a clinic providing free medicines, it is important to carefully define the scope of pharmaceuticals that are offered. This is necessary for efficient management of patients, but also because local community members, foreign [...]
Financial Transparency for Global Health Delivery
Posted in Logistics and Management, tagged accountability, Duncan Maru, global health delivery, healthcare, Nepal, transparency on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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, [...]
Waste Management and Sanitation at the Nyaya Health clinic
Posted in Logistics and Management on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chhitij Bashyal
Operating a health clinic in as rural and remote an area as Achham poses many sanitation challenges, both in the clinic and the surrounding environment. Since we opened the clinic in April 2008, we have been constantly evaluating how to 1) process and dispose waste, 2) clean the clinic, 3) wash the [...]
Nyaya Health Partners with Lotus Energy to Power Rural Healthcare
Posted in Logistics and Management, News on August 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Posted by Duncan Maru
Nyaya Health is partnering with Kathmandu-based Lotus Energy to deliver sustainable energy solutions for healthcare in rural Nepal. The Lotus Energy group has agreed to provide Nyaya Health with a 12% price reduction on the costs of our battery and inverter energy system for our present clinic. Long-term, we will be collaborating [...]
A day at the Sanfe Bagar Medical Clinic (as reported by Dr. Thapa)
Posted in Clinic Staff, Logistics and Management, tagged Achham, Clinic operations, Delivery Services, Gender Equality, Health, Jhapat Thapa, Nepal, NGO, Nyaya, Nyaya Health, Sanfe Bagar, Tenzing Tekan on April 21, 2008 | 7 Comments »
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 instead [...]
