Health And Development In North-east India

This book, containing sixteen papers including the introduction in two sections, attempts to examine the issues on health and development in North East India. It deals with the issues concerning interstate disparity of health performance in North East and comparison with India, barriers to health care access, reproductive health of women, energy intake, first birth intervals and implementation of ICDS. In the second section, the contributors discuss at length the role of medicinal plants in the development of rural economy, women empowerment through MGNREGA, condition of children in tea gardens, waste management etc. in the North-eastern region.