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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…

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…

On August 23, the Dibrugarh Boat Clinic team made their way to Aisung village for their scheduled health camp. Aisung village is primarily inhabited by the Mising community. Urgently, family members of a patient sought out the team and brought them to their residence. The patient, Moneswari Pao, 54 years old, had recently suffered a…

In a gesture that reflects the spirit of collaboration and social responsibility, State Bank of India (SBI) handed over a multi-utility vehicle to the Centre for North East Studies (C-NES) on the occasion of India's 77th Independence Day. The donation was made as a part of SBI's proactive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy, marking the…

The situation in Manipur has been complex, fluid and volatile for a while now. But now something truly horrific has emerged with the sexual abuse, molestation and parading naked of two tribal women, who were given a choice of death or shedding their clothes on a country road and in village fields around B Phainom…

e-SAATHI (Strengthening ANC/PNC via AskNivi Tailored Health Information, referrals, and follow-up) is a coalition of Population Council Consulting (PCC), in partnership with Nivi India and Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research (SBISR), in collaboration with the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI) and the Centre for Northeast Studies and Policy Research…