Swasthya Shiksha Nirman, an association of doctors, health workers and social workers, registered under the WB Societies Registration Act, proposes to undertake a Demonstration Project on Detection of Silicosis Victims, their Occupational Rehabilitation and Monitoring in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal.

পশ্চিমবঙ্গের পশ্চিমাঞ্চলের অন্ততঃ ৫টি জেলায় (বীরভূম, পশ্চিম বর্ধমান, বাঁকুড়া, পুরুলিয়া ও পশ্চিম মেদিনীপুর) অজস্র ছোট-বড় পাথর খাদান ও ক্রাশার চলে গত বেশ কিছু দশক ধরেই।

ছাত্রজীবনে বরিস পলেভয়ের লেখা সোভিয়েত বৈমানিক আলেক্সই মারেসিয়েভ এর জীবনী "মানুষের মতো মানুষ" পড়ে অনুপ্রাণিত হয়েছিলাম। আর কর্মজীবনে একজন "মানুষের মতো মানুষ" শংকর গুহ নিয়োগীর সান্নিধ্যে ছিলাম পাঁচটা বছর।

Keeping in mind the mounting challenges in provisioning of health care for all Indian amidst continuing poor health indicators for an overwhelming mass of our countrymen and women,

The Shramajibi Swasthya Udyog (SSU)strongly condemn attempts by some political parties in West Bengal to give a communal colour to the agitation of doctors demanding an end to violence against them and stringent punishment for the perpetrators. SSU is a constituent of the Joint Platform of Doctors, West Bengal currently leading the struggle for justice.

मैं 28 सितंबर 1991 को दल्ली राजहरा से शहीद अस्पताल के एंबुलेंस में भिलाई जा रहा था | नियोगी जी की पत्नी आशा जी साथ थी | हमें कुछ ही देर पहले खबर मिली थी कि देर रात हत्यारे की गोली से नियोगी जी शहीद हो गए |

Introduction The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is fast changing across the world, especially in the context of rapid urbanization, adoption of Western lifestyles, and an aging multi-morbid population.

I used to say, somewhat in amusement and somewhat grievingly, “I belong to the B-team of Niyogi”. The A-team consisted of Binayak da (Dr Binayak Sen) and Ashish da (Dr Ashish Kumar Kundu). Saibal da (Dr Saibal Jana), Chanchala di ( Dr Chanchala Samajdar) and I used to manage the affairs of the hospital. Binayak da and Ashish da did the organizational work—Binayak da fully and Ashish da partly.

Respiratory conditions remain a source of morbidity globally. As such, this study aimed to explore factors associated with the development of airflow obstruction (AFO) in a rural Indian setting and, using spirometry, study whether underweight is linked to AFO.

I first came to know of Shankar Guha Niyogi and the Chhaltishgarh movement in 1979, when I was a first-year student of Medical College. As far as I can recollect, my source of information was a journal named Curtain.