Goalpara boat clinic team conducts a health cum Covid vaccination camp at Ramhori Nakalipara Island Village on 18th January 2022. https://twitter.com/CNESLive/status/1483718954510348289
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— involving both Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and K Vanlalvena, Mizo National Front (MNF) MP — have been withdrawn.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…
C-NES Newsletter(For the quarter July- September 2020) The Tinsukia Boat Clinic celebrates the Indian Independence Day onboard on 15th August 2020. On way to conduct health camps in flooded island villages As floods ravage Assam once again and fear of the pandemic looms large, this is how the Boat Clinics work. Every year, every monsoon-facing…
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…
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…
