NECHA's programs and activities are designed in consonance with its roles and responsibilities entrusted to it by its membership. Its broad areas of programs and corresponding activities are as follows:
 
LEADESHIP BUILDING PROGRAMS

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Decentralization of leadership structure
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Identification and training of leaders at diocesan level
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Exposure programs for leaders for interaction

ASSISTING THE DIFFERNTLY ABLED CHILDREN


Liliane Fonds programme

Mediatorship for differently abled children


INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

1.Adult Education  2.Balwadi  3.Self Employment  4.Health empowerment

CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS
Support, promote and sustain MIs Area Based Community Health Programmes ( ABCHP) through planning, management and evaluation input

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Skills training for trainers at diocesan level, personnel from health care institutions, sisters and fathers who are in-charge of community health programs in dioceses
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Issue based training programs for top level and secondary level personnel concerned with such issues at different structural levels of its membership constituency
 
North East specific training programs for leaders of M Is

ADVOCACY INITIATIVES

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NECHA provides advocacy support at Govt. level, donor agency level and other NGOs level to its MIs.
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Seek and promote representation in various nodal societies of the Govt. set up to promote disease control e.g., Blindness Control Society, at regional, state and district levels.

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

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Gather and disseminate information related to health promotion, treatment of diseases, innovations and breakthroughs made in the world of medical research etc.
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Spread awareness among MIs regarding plans and programs of various state Govts. like area / problem specific programs.
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Publish information on treatment of common diseases with common herbs available in the area through publications like 'Swasthya Patrika'.
 
     
 
CURRENT AFFAIRS
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACTIVITIES DURING THIS
YEAR

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5 dioceses completed 1st round of Comprehensive Health Plan facilitated by Dr. Christopher Nathan, the Public Health Consultant of NECHA.
 
Programmes Conducted
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Seminars/Workshops for a health Plan
4 (Dibrugarh, Shillong, Jowai & Nongstoin)
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Annual General Body Meeting 4
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Visit to the diocese 9
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MIS capacity building 1
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Advocacy and Network 3
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A two days training programme on "New Trends in HIV & AIDS Management" was conducted by NECHA & CRS on 18th & 19th April 2007. Dr. Christopher Nathan, the Public Health Consultant of NECHA and Dr. Barman, The deputy director of State AIDS Control Society, Assam, were the resource persons of the programme. The training was conducted for the health care service providers.
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Fr. George Parackel From Kohima Diocese Joined NECHA as the new director succeeding Fr. Lazar Kakkassery of Dibrugarh diocese in the month of November 2006.
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Dr. Christopher Nathan joined NECHA as the public Health Consultant in the month of November 2006.
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Sr. Jocelyn SMI Joined NECHA as the Administrator in the month of February 2007 succeeding Sr. Gulielmina SCCG.
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NECHA took initiative to identify and bring the cleft-lip and cleft- pallet children to Down Town Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, to get the benefit of free operation done there, under the 'Smile Care Project '. Over 30 children were taken care of so far. Number of our M.Is in Shillong Arch Diocese are involved in treatment, control and eradication of rickets.

FUTURE RUNWAYS

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Decentralization of the Regional Units and empowering them to function more independently.
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To formulate Diocesan Comprehensive Health Plans for all 15 dioceses.

SERVICES

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NECHA renders immediate help and relief services to the flood affected people, & people affected by ethnic violence and malaria.
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Gives informations and assistance on cleft-lip and cleft- pallet free operations done at Guwahati.
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Helps also rendered to identify suitable resource personnel for handling health related topics.

MATERIALS AVAILABLE AT NECHA

1. Mosquito repellant
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Mosbar soap
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K-Othrin

2. Books:

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Miracles through pranic Healing
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Home remedies with materia Medica
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ETI Sishur Bikash (Assamese)
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Sharing the fullness of life
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Commitment to compassion and care HIV/AIDS policy of the catholic Church in India.
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Herbal Chart. (Mizo, Khasi)
 
   
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