title: Strengthening Free Healthcare in Rural Nepal.
abstract: Nepal, a mountainous country in South East Asia, still lags in increasing access to healthcare and reducing health inequity. Possible Non Government Organization based in Achham, Nepal, which is a sister organization of Possible International Non Government Organization based in New York, USA recognized the increasing health needs in the far western rural hilly parts of Nepal, where extreme poverty and illiteracy was creating a vulnerable picture especially in Achham. Possible (previously named Nyaya Health) started to operate Bayalpata Hospital in 2009 after completing more than one year of free health services in Sanfe-Bagar, Achham, in partnership with the Nepalese Ministry of Health and Population. It supports the idea that free health service has its own challenges but a public-private partnership can thrive while promote equity in health services.
authors.affiliation: Bayalpata Hospital, Ridikot- 2, Achham, Nepal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Basnet
authors.affiliation: Bayalpata Hospital, Ridikot- 2, Achham, Nepal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gauchan
authors.affiliation: Bayalpata Hospital, Ridikot- 2, Achham, Nepal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.affiliation: Bayalpata Hospital, Ridikot- 2, Achham, Nepal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baruwal
authors.affiliation: Bayalpata Hospital, Ridikot- 2, Achham, Nepal.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karcles
authors.affiliation: Bayalpata Hospital, Ridikot- 2, Achham, Nepal.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: achham; free health care; nepal; nyaya health; possible.