North Eastern States (including Sikkim) have diverse topographical and socio-cultural situation within the region, within the state and even within the districts. Inspite of continuous inflow of fund in health sector during last decade, health indicators, except Mizoram, have been poor particularly in Maternal Health, Child Health & Family Planning services in these states.
The Regional Resource Centre for the North Eastern States (RRC-NE) was established in November 2005 by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW), NE Division, Government of India with financial assistance from European Commission at Guwahati, Assam, to support the 8 (Eight) NE States including Sikkim for technical assistance in health sector.
Later on, the RRC-NE has been merged with National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi. It was mandated to work with the States to identify core areas to be focused in the short, medium and long run and plan for further enhancing their technical and managerial capacity.
