Human resources for health are a critical building block of every health system. In India, the health system has struggled with the shortage and inequitable distribution of human resources, including the challenge of attracting and retaining health workers in remote settings. This blog, on the lives and work of crew aboard a mobile boat clinic,…
The boat clinic at Malkangiri, Odisha, launched on 2nd May 2017 was inspired by the success of C-NES' Boat Story. We wish this Boat Clinic all success in its noble mission of providing service to tribal populations in (Maoist ) disturbed areas. It may be mentioned that in 2015 the district administration of Malkangiri along with…
Who is the public health system actually catering to, if not these vulnerable women and children of the riverine islanders who actually are in dire need of these services? Do they not come under the MDG goal umbrella? Author(s): Anjali Paul | Posted on: Apr 10, 2017 http://www.esocialsciences.org/Articles/show_Article.aspx?qs=+30QEbn3Sin1XnvhkfnzXVMpYu7w83gG7XAQhjbRJx5JvXK7N5iWCi/2rwY2lAl+6oxpsYPCEUch+Ij7qcM7DA==
Sir Mark Tully and writer Gillian Wright visits Kamrup Boat Clinic. They share their thoughts with Communications Officer, Bhaswati Goswami
THE resignation of the Nagaland Chief Minister DR Zeliang is a fallout of the anti-reservation violence in the state. The government, in the wake of rioting, arson and large-scale intimidation of women candidates by male-dominated "civil society groups" and traditional institutions, had walked away from upholding its position as a government of all the people…
Six-year-old Altaf and his companions were sitting adjacent to the river bank since morning, with their eyes locked on the distance. With just a glimpse of a vessel, they stand up and begin bouncing and yelling in bliss. On the vessel, one of the crew members approaches the bow and checks the water level with…
Thanks to a philanthropist, remote villages in the Brahmaputra river islands in Assam will soon be lit up with solar street lights. The donor, Smti Almitra Patel, based at Bengaluru is a member of the Supreme Court committee for Solid waste management for Class 1 cities, Technical expert, Swachh Bharat Mission, Government of India, Clean…
Bidyabati Das, ANM, Sonitpur Boat Clinic has been selected as the best ANM of the district. She was felicitated by Sonitpur Deputy Commissioner Manoj Kumar Deka on the Republic Day January 26, 2017. This is the second consecutive award and recognition to Boat Clinic services in Sonitpur district. Das has been awarded with a Certificate…
A new book which graphically maps the health choices and challenges before women in the isolated island communities on the Brahmaputra river in Assam was released on Friday. Authored by Chandana Bora and Dr CR Hira the book titled 'Women and Reproductive Health' looks at the health concerns facing by women in the char/ sapori…
The National Family Health Survey-4, 2015-16 has revealed very deplorable state of Assam’s Universal Immunisation Programme and poor indices of Infant Mortality Rate and Under Five Mortality Rate. The data show that the state is lagging far behind the desired goals in respect of mother and child health. Read more..