Picture of the Week from Bayalpata Hospital
Posted by Lindsey Youngquist —————— Lindsey Youngquist is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar studying Community Health in Nepal. She recently volunteered at Bayalpata Hospital in Achham. Tweet This Post
View ArticleRounds with Patient Parties: A New Way to Strengthen Bonds between Doctor and...
Posted by Roshan Bista When I was in medical school, my professors used to have medical rounds in the mornings and evenings. I was very happy to do rounds with them, and wished to do the same in the...
View ArticleThe Importance of Continuing Medical Education
Posted by Ryan Schwarz When I’m not working for Nyaya, I spend my days working as a resident physician in Boston (United States). In the USA we attend medical school for 4 years, after a previous...
View ArticleDr. Paul Farmer: The Source of Inspiration
Posted by Roshan Bista My third day in the office at Bayalpata Hospital was a special day because it was the third anniversary of the hospital, as well as the inauguration of our new surgery block and...
View ArticlePicture of the Week from Bayalpata Hospital
Posted by Lindsey Youngquist ———————- Lindsey Youngquist is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar studying Community Health in Nepal. She recently volunteered at Bayalpata Hospital in Achham. Tweet This Post
View ArticleVisceral Leishmaniasis at Bayalpata Hospital
Posted by Bibhusan Basnet It was Friday, and as usual, we were having our grand rounds in the inpatient department. The patient from bed number 6 was a 9 year-old female child who had presented to the...
View ArticleWhat if?
Posted by Laura Corlin The other night, a live baby girl was born. She wasn’t perfectly healthy; she needed oxygen. In the United States, otherwise healthy newborn babies receive oxygen all the time....
View ArticlePicture of the Week from Bayalpata Hospital
Posted by Lindsey Youngquist _____________ Lindsey Youngquist is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar studying Community Health in Nepal. She recently volunteered at Bayalpata Hospital in Achham. Tweet...
View ArticleBarriers to HIV Treatment in Achham
Posted by Ryan Schwarz I recently had the opportunity to meet several Achhami women who were receiving services from a local non-profit organization with which Nyaya partners. All of the patients are...
View ArticleMake $250,000 of Progress Possible
Dear Blog Readers, Between now and September 19th, we have an extraordinary opportunity ahead of us. Nyaya Health has been nominated to win the $250,000 grand prize in the Chase Community Giving...
View Article8 Year-old Boy Makes his Own Diagnosis
Posted by Roshan Bista [The following patient story was adapted from our medical@ listserv, which provides a forum for collaboration between medical professionals at Bayalpata Hospital and around the...
View ArticleJust One Nepali Virus Away from Target Weight
Posted by Jeffrey Kaplan As I sit in the airport on my way home, I can only reflect on how randomly fortunate those of us who just happened to hit the “lucky dog club” (being born in a 1st world...
View ArticleHow to Make Patients Happy
Posted by Roshan Bista When I had headaches and some health problems during my childhood, my mother used to give me medicine to make me feel better. I thought medicine did the job, but I now realize...
View ArticleCombating Malnutrition in Achham
Posted by Bibhusan Basnet Community malnutrition screening and treatment has been one of our missions since the establishment of Nyaya Health. Malnutrition is present in 60% of children under the age...
View ArticleFood Poisoning in Armed Police Force Camp
Posted by Bibhusan Basnet I was just starting to doze off when I got a call from the emergency department (ED). We had some police men in the ED who were seriously ill. They had continuous vomiting,...
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