A new Boat Clinic health outreach programme for Darrang district in middle Assam was launched on July 26th by the Darrang District Administration to provide health care to vulnerable communities on the islands of the district. The district administration and the Darrang unit of the National Health Mission (NHM) has developed this project in collaboration with…
International Nurses Day Nurses Day is a special occasion dedicated to honoring and celebrating the contributions of nurses worldwide. Observed annually on May 12, the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, this day was established by the International Council of Nurses and has been officially recognized since 1974. The nurses serving the 15 Boat Clinic…
In her latest piece, Shivani Gupta highlights a critical observation made by Sanjoy Hazarika during his reporting from Assam’s rural areas: the urgent need for a consistent and accessible healthcare system. Partnering with the National Rural Health Mission, Hazarika’s non-profit, C-NES, addressed this need by launching boat clinics in 2005. These innovative mobile health units…
When reporting from rural parts of Assam, Sanjoy Hazarika noticed the intense need for a sustained healthcare system in the region. In collaboration with the National Rural Health Mission, his non-profit, C-NES, launched boat clinics in 2005 to bridge the healthcare divide. By Shivani Gupta June 26, 2024 Read more : https://thebetterindia.com/354362/boat-health-clinics-solar-energy-on-brahmaputra-river-assam-sanjoy-hazarika/ Dr Saddam Hussain…
A camp conducted by Dhemaji Boat Clinic at Kankan island village on 12th April 2024 24th May 2024: In the early hours, precisely at 4 am, a team from Dhemaji Boat Clinic embarked on a maiden visit to Shivaguri, a remote area on the Assam-Arunachal border. This region is home to the Mising and Adi…
Sanjoy Hazarika Addresses New ACS Officers at Assam Administration Staff College Guwahati, April 8, 2024: Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee, spoke to 83 new Assam Civil Services (ACS) officers at their Foundation Course at Assam Administration Staff College. He covered key topics such as security, civil rights, the role of NGOs, duties of civil servants, border…
Bhaskar Bhuyan who runs C-Nes’ Brahmaputra Community Radio Station (BCRS) in Dibrugarh, Assam, with his dedicated team, presented on the Station's Community broadcasts which reach large audiences in several languages on key issues of local and larger concern. He was joined by panelists who worked among char sapori communities in the riverine belt of Barpeta…
Guwahati, October 30, 2023 – In a grand ceremony at Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest on October 29th, 2023, esteemed journalist, author, and columnist Sanjoy Hazarika was bestowed with the prestigious Rotary Writing for Peace Award. The award, instituted by The Peace Avenue of Rotary District 3141 Mumbai, acknowledged Hazarika's remarkable contributions to shedding…
The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) is proud to announce that its Managing Trustee, Sanjoy Hazarika, has been appointed as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for Climate-Induced Migration. This committee, dedicated to addressing the micro and macro perspectives of climate-induced migration in India within the framework of a just…
