Rural Health Equity Initiative in Far Western Nepal

Nyaya Health operates a primary health center and community health programs in the town of Saphe Bagar, Achham in the remote region of Far Western Nepal. Achham is one of the poorest and least developed districts in the country, and shoulders some of Nepal's highest HIV and maternal mortality rates. Following a decade-long civil conflict, the health infrastructure of Accham has been ravaged. We employ the only allopathic doctor in the district, who leads a team of 15 Nepali midwives and health workers. Through the innovative application of epidemiological methodologies, information and communication technologies, and accountable community-based management structures, we seek to develop scalable models for expanding health equity and access to marginalized populations.

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About Nyaya Health

Nyaya Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to improve the health of poor communities in Nepal through the provision of medical and public health services. See our 2008 Semi-Annual Report

Latest News

November 18, 2008 - Nyaya Health releases our 2008 third quarter report


November 1, 2008 - Nyaya Health announces new hospital-building initiative


September 30, 2008 - Nyaya Health rolls out Ultrasound services


September 1, 2008 - Nyaya Health releases 2008 Semi-Annual Report


August 1, 2008 - Community Health Worker Program Launched


June 3, 2008 - Congratulations to our new telemedicine design team: Max Fordham, LLP


June 1, 2008 - Nyaya Health receives generous donation from GE and International Aid to deploy the first ultrasound machine in the region


May 5, 2008 - Nyaya Health releases its 2008 first quarter update


April 22, 2008
- Nyaya Health's Telemedicine Working Group "CHWired" wins the $12,000 grand prize in the Yale Entrepreneurial Society's Busines Plan Competition


April 6, 2008
- Nyaya Health opens a new clinic in Achham

February 14, 2008 - Nyaya Health releases our 2007 Annual Report

February 1, 2008 - The Yale Daily News profiles Nyaya Health

December 29, 2007 - Nyaya Health releases our updated telemedicine strategy for our project with the open architecture network

December 22, 2007 - Nyaya Health receives a generous grant from the International Foundation

November 9th, 2007 - Dr. Robert A. Levine, Clinical Professor of Laboratory Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, and QBC Diagnostics donate Dr. Levine's invention, Autoread Plus, a hematology centrifuge system, to Nyaya Health Clinic in Saphe Bagar.

September 5th, 2007 - Nyaya Health clinic in Saphe Bagar chosen from among 115 proposals in the AMD Open Architecture Challenge as site for construction of a telemedicine center to facilitate collaboration between international health experts and local providers and community.

August 1st, 2007 - Nyaya Health completes two community-based health surveys to solidify the planning process.

April 30th, 2007 - Renovations begin on clinic in Sanfe Bagar, Achham. See photos of the clinic and the surrounding area.

December 10th, 2006 - Nyaya Health receives grant from William Prusoff Foundation.

December 1st, 2006 - America Nepal Medical Foundation awards grant to Nyaya Health to support its rural health equity initiative in Far Western Nepal.