C-NES Regional Office, Guwahati invites online applications for appointment on contractual basis for the following positions under Boat Clinic Program supported by NHM, Govt. of Assam. Candidates can apply at adminasst@c-nes.org on or before 27/05/2022. For educational qualifications, experience, salary etc. and other information visit the official website www.c-nes.org. Candidates not having the requisite qualifications…
The Boat Clinics of Assam operated by the Centre for North East Studies & Policy Research (C-NES) in partnership and support of NHM, Government of Assam, also stepped up their efforts in combating and containing the spread of COVID-19 in the far-flung, difficult to reach river islands of the Brahmaputra, most of which lack access…
The initial steps have been taken in calming the roiling waters on the Assam-Mizoram border confrontation. First, the FIRs and cases which were filed against each other’s leaders — involving both Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and K Vanlalvena, Mizo National Front (MNF) MP — have been withdrawn. Cases against officials from both states…
GUWAHATI: The neglected Char areas along the Brahmaputra saw a transformation in healthcare in the last 17 months after the pandemic broke out with healthworkers in boat clinics coming right up to their doorsteps with masks, soaps, medicines, groceries and food. The overwhelmed villagers took a while to adjust to the new-found priorities of the…
The merciless Brahmaputra river flows through the northeast Indian state of Assam and splices it into two halves. The mighty river floods, inundating the remote islands of the river, submerging and eroding large parts of the state year after year. For the three million people inhabiting the 2500 islands access to modern healthcare becomes a…
https://mediaswaraj.com/covid-19-boat-clinics-are-the-only-hope-to-fight-pandemic-in-assam/?fbclid=IwAR0nACneH9ll1jxXgIyfD2eDXL3UwXFTFHZj8s7MLVsGE_rlJkW9R30DIyM Some 20 years ago, an idea by Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee of Centre for North East Studies & Policy Research (C-NES) to have boat clinics to reach out to millions of people who had no access to basic healthcare facilities is changing lives of people. Today 15 Boat clinics are the only hope for…
On April 26, 2020, when the Dhemaji Boat Clinic was on its way to conduct a routine health camp in Pakhoriguri – one of the 2500 saporis or riverine islands situated across the 891 km long course of the river Brahmaputra in Assam – the clinic received a call to change course. They were asked…
C-NES Newsletter (Vol: 49)(For the quarter January- March 2020) Knowledge Fair New York based story teller Laura Simms introducedLaura addresses the participantsAn interactive session in progress at the Knowledge Fair Laura Simms, a New York-based award-winning performer, writer, and educator advocating storytelling as compassionate action for personal and community transformation was the resource person at…
Guwahati: Health workers of the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) of all the 15 boat clinics across Assam have been issuing a three-pronged attack against COVID-19 to all the river island dwellers of the state. Apart from providing preliminary check-ups, they are also spreading awareness over COVID-19. The workers are also…
Fighting Covid 19. The Boat Clinic health workers carry on with their challenging work - with dedication, determination and sincerity. In this case, giving regular awareness on the pandemic and preventive measures to be taken the insular communities the Boat Clinics serve - the river island dwellers Fighting Covid 19. Our health workers carry on…