Over the last year, we have renovated a grain shed into a clinic and
employed the only allopathic doctor in a region of over 250,000 people.
In this time, we have treated over 15,000 patients, established the
only safe birthing center in the district, and deployed the first
ultrasound in the region.
Waiting outside the Nyaya Health Clinic
Now we are ready to expand our reach, and we need your help. Over
twenty years ago, a hospital was built in the village of Bayalpata in
the district of Achham in the Far Western region of Nepal. Poor, rural,
and without government services, the district was without any major
health facilities. But Bayalpata Hospital was never opened. Owing to
bureaucratic entanglements, the hospital was never staffed. Over the
subsequent years of war and severe poverty, the hospital remained
largely vacant. Now, together with the Ministry of Health, and your
support, we are working to finally open Bayalpata Hospital.
Staff heading towards the abandoned Bayalpata Hospital
The situation is critical. The nearest ventilator, essential for
providing breathing support to seriously ill patients, is 14 hours away
by vehicle. The nearest blood transfusion center and functioning
operating room is over 10 hours away. This is an impossible distance to
cover by walking, which is how the majority of Nepalis in the area
travel, for those in need of such medical services. As a result,
preventable illness and death are commonplace. For example, maternal
mortality is extremely high in Achham, with a rate nearly 100 times
greater than in the United States. Our clinic has begun to address the
lack of health services, but we are already treating 140 patients a day
and demand is steadily increasing as our community health worker
network expands.
By renovating the abandoned hospital, we will be able to expand
outpatient services; provide inpatient beds; implement a blood
transfusion program; and roll out an essential surgical program. The
construction and three-year operating financial need for the hospital
is $580,000. Since launching the campaign last month, we have raised
$224,000 for this purpose. Your tax-deductible donations will go a long
way towards our goal. Support our work by visiting the following link:
http://www.nyayahealth.org/donate
