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Medical Officers Training Programme

A two day Medical Officers training programme was organized by C-NES in association with NRHM, Govt of Assam, on 3rd and 4th June at Hotel Orchid, Guwahati. The training dealt   with   issues  related to reducing Maternal Mortality Rate(MMR) Infant Mortality Rate(IMR) and Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the thirteen Boat Clinic operated districts  in Assam,…

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Hazarika completes Rockefeller Fellowship

Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee, who was awarded the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Fellowship for April-May 2011,  for writing a part of his latest book on the North-east and its neighbourhood with a focus on margins, borders, State impunity and its impact on women, especially in conflict situations, has completed the fellowship. He made a presentation…

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Lok Pal Bill draft and commentary: need to discuss

The following is a note by Venkatesh Nayak of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative which works extensively on RTI. It contains a detailed analysis of the Jan Lokpal Bill that is being debated around the country. This analysis is being circulated to encourage informed debate on the subject. This note has been shared with the…

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Baby boy delivered at Dibrugarh’s Sarikholia sapori

  A baby boy was delivered on 26th April, 2011 at Sarikholia sapori, Dibrugarh district in upper Assam, under the supervision of Dr Bhaben Borah and Dr Kumud Agarwala, Medical Officers of the Dibrugarh Boat Clinic while the boat clinic was anchored at Mesaki sapori for a scheduled camp. The new mother, Ramita Yadav was…

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Speed boat to C-NES

A Switzerland based company, RIB (rigid inflatable boats) Expeditions and Adventures, has extended a helping hand towards emergency medical care in the char saporis of Assam. The company has donated an inflatable speed boat that will operate in Tinsukia district and will support the Tinsukia Boat Clinic run by C-NES in partnership with NRHM. The…

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SB Numali waits for high water

  SB Numali, the boat donated by Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) to the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is ready for service. The boat crew is waiting for high water to come, to move it to Sonitpur, where the boat will provide health…

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Baby boy delivered at Jorhat Boat Clinic

A baby boy was delivered on 13th February, 2011 at Ghuria sapori in upper Assam’s Jorhat district, under the supervision of Dr Aeron Momin and Dr Debadip Dey, Medical Officers of the Jorhat Boat Clinic. The Boat Clinic health outreach programme reaches out to the state’s vulnerable population who live on islands on the Brahmaputra…

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C-NES calls for inclusive health care and collaboration at Kunming

Calling for collaboration in inclusive health care for millions of vulnerable people in NE India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and SW China, Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee, C-NES, made a presentation at Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, China, on the innovative Boat Clinics that the organization runs in partnership with the National Rural Health Mission in 13 districts…

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