Amid the gloom, a drug rehabilitation centre under Tobu sub-division in Mon district is on the job to help opium addicts turn their lives around DIMAPUR Poor access to health services and the lack of treatment facilities for drug users act as a barrier for many people and families living in remote areas to seek help and support. The illicit drug activities in remote areas, especially Nagaland’s eastern districts, most often go unreported or ignored. Amid the gloom, a drug rehabilitation centre under Tobu sub-division in Mon district is on the job to help opium addicts turn their lives around. The facility, which was inaugurated in April 2022, is run by the Joint Action Committee Against Opium Addiction (JACAOA) in collaboration with Tobu Area Students’ Union (TASU) under the name JACAOA Rehabilitation Centre. TASU president Sangti Konyak informed Eastern Mirror that the centre was started under the Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) intervention programme. But since ince
Our Reporter Dimapur, Aug. 8 (EMN): The healthcare and education scenario in urban and rural areas of Nagaland presents two contrasting realities- the former with modern facilities and the latter without it, said Tobu Area Students’ Union (TASU) president, Sangti Konyak. Speaking to Eastern Mirror Konyak said although the communitisation policy is good for the communities, its implementation is not satisfactory as most people are not aware of the rules and do not know how to exercise it. He pointed out that some villages don’t have qualified persons, who had passed Class 10, to lead the community. He asserted that the community should take the responsibility of refining these two institutions — healthcare and education — in rural areas. Konyak and his team had recently conducted a four-day education tour from August 1 to 4 on the theme “Teach for Tobu, Teach for Next Generation” across 16 villages under Tobu area and visited 16 government primary schools (GPS), five