Abhay and Rani Bang

Abhay and Rani Bang Abhay and Rani Bang are Indian social activists and community health researchers who work in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India. They are best known for developing initiatives and programs focused on neonatal care, reproductive and maternal health, disease treatment and prevention, and rural development. Their work has been replicated in several developing countries, and adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. In 2024, they were awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India.

In 1980s, the Bangs founded the non-profit Society for Education, Action, and Research in Community Health (SEARCH), through which they trained community health workers to deliver reproductive and neonatal care services to tribal women resulting in decreased infant mortality rates. Subsequently, they expanded their work to provide sex education to adolescents, support the rehabilitation of addicts, encourage blood donations, and deliver healthcare services in rural India. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Reduced incidence of maternal health conditions associated with the home-based newborn care intervention package in Rural Gadchiroli, India: a 13 years before – after comparison

    Reduced incidence of maternal health conditions associated with the home-based newborn care intervention package in Rural Gadchiroli, India: a 13 years before – after comparison by Anand A Bang, Abhay T Bang, Rani Bang, Mahesh Deshmukh, Kalindi Soni, Sanjay Baitule

    Published 2022-01-01
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