Newsletters - Health - Hindi - 2010-20, 2010-20
Scope and Contents
The collection is arranged into one series.
Series 1: Reproductive technologies - Women's Movement in India.
It captures Saheli's work with women's health, on campaigns against coercive state mandated population control measures, hazardous long acting contraceptives, unethical medical practices, etc.
Series 1 is divided into 11 sub-series.
Sub-series 1-8 are related to specific campaigns run by Saheli against contraceptives, vaccines and other new technologies introduced by the state in conjunction with corporations.
The Saheli campaigns centre on researching and collating data, generating public awareness, and fostering public accountability from government and corporations with the aim of bringing about transparency around trials and testing and negative effects of new reproductive technologies.
The material is in the form of legal documents (Public Interest Litigations), publicity material, internal administrative documents and correspondence with national and international organisations, correspondence with collaborators and allies, minutes of meetings, notes, media clippings and research references.
Sub-series 9 includes folders related to medical ethics, medical malpractice and invitations to workshops on women's health etc. Includes a typewritten note on Saheli's formation.
Sub-series 10 contains Saheli's newsletters, health reports and souvenir booklets in English and Hindi.
Dates
- Creation: 2010-20
Creator
- From the Collection: Ramachandran, Anjali (Processing Archivist, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access Level 1: Online. See
Conditions Governing Use
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 3.5 Linear Feet (7 Archival Boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Hindi
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
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