A two and a half day C-NES Annual Review Meeting was organized at the world heritage site of Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary in Assam, along the Brahmaputra in an equally picturesque Wild Grass Resort, Kaziranga from 29th February to 2nd March 2012. Over 70 C-NES staff comprising of Medical Officers, District Programme Officers from the…
Last week, at a meeting without publicity and far from the headlines and hungry, aggressive media, a senior Assam health department official spoke wonderfully and evocatively in Assamese to a group of assembled doctors, health workers, organizers, activists and researchers, sharing his concerns and difficulties. The All-India National Family Welfare Survey (NFWS), released last year,…
Burma is opening up. In the past few months foreign leaders paid high-profile visits to the long-isolated country, including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Foreign Secretary William Hague who both congratulated Burma on its progress toward democratisation. These endorsements signal that Western sanctions against Burma could soon be lifted. Meanwhile, Burma’s neighbours…
A set of spell binding performances by members of the late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika's family, the gospel-choir group, the Nagaland Singing Ambassadors, and the father of Naga blues, Rewben Mashangva, and his 11-year-old son Saka, from Manipur, lifted spirits and brought the rich sounds and enchanting melodies of the North-east to Delhi this evening. Organized…
Bhupen Hazarika compositions to be highlighted Date: 18.02.2012 Time: 18.30 onwards The India International Centre and the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research bring together singers and musicians from the North East in a musical evening to pay tribute to the legendary Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, perform some of his repertoire as well as…
Nations created, nations divided at the whims and fancies of a few. I still remember a lesson from my English book back in school, which touched me deep. It was about this little boy living in the border town near the Alsace - Lorraine region of France who realizes, a little to late, that he…
The Boat Clinic health teams across 13 districts in Assam have noticed a distinct change in attitude amongst the isolated community they serve , with increasing numbers of young mothers with babies clinging to their backs coming to the immunization centers. Continuous visits and interactions with residents have created this transformation. However instances remain where…
Along with reducing the high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR- 390 per 1,00,000 live birth) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR- 61 per 1000) in Assam, reducing the high Total Fertility Rate (TFR- 2.6) in the state is an important focus area of C-NES’ Boat Clinic health initiatives under NRHM. After constant awareness sessions by the health teams…
C-NES Newsletter (For the quarter October – December 2011) Editorial China backs off the Brahmaputra The Bard can rest peacefully – China backs off the Brahmaputra Bhupen da can rest in peace – at least as far as his beloved Brahmaputra and Lohit are concerned. That is, if we are to believe the Chinese. In quick…