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When a clinic comes sailing

Monjur’s team has collected vaccines from two hospitals, to be administered to the children at Kheluwapara Part-1
Last Updated : 21 May 2022, 03:13 IST

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Things have improved. Parents bring children for their shots — immunisation is a key responsibility for boat clinics. Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
Things have improved. Parents bring children for their shots — immunisation is a key responsibility for boat clinics. Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
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Vaccines on board include those for tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis, measles, polio, pentavalent, and Japanese encephalitis (JE). Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
Vaccines on board include those for tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis, measles, polio, pentavalent, and Japanese encephalitis (JE). Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
The 62 by 16 ft motorboat has six compartments: a medicine cabin, a doctor’s chamber, an outpatient room, a room with a bed and two pairs of tables and chairs, a lab, a kitchen and the machine room. Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
The 62 by 16 ft motorboat has six compartments: a medicine cabin, a doctor’s chamber, an outpatient room, a room with a bed and two pairs of tables and chairs, a lab, a kitchen and the machine room. Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
Inside the boat, Das attends to newborns, pregnant women and elderly men. Fever, cold and skin ailments are common. Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
Inside the boat, Das attends to newborns, pregnant women and elderly men. Fever, cold and skin ailments are common. Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
Chaporis are smaller islands in eastern and northern Assam districts where indigenous communities live. Boats are the only mode of transport for them. Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
Chaporis are smaller islands in eastern and northern Assam districts where indigenous communities live. Boats are the only mode of transport for them. Credit: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
Boat clinics were launched in 2005 by journalist Sanjoy Hazarika, who founded the Centre for Northeast Studies and Policy Research.
Boat clinics were launched in 2005 by journalist Sanjoy Hazarika, who founded the Centre for Northeast Studies and Policy Research.
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Published 20 May 2022, 16:22 IST

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