Society for Education Action and Research in Community Health (SEARCH)
SEARCH
Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 442605
India
Phone: 07138-255407
Fax: 91-7138-255411
About us
SEARCH (Society for Education Action and Research in Community Health) is an NGO, duly registered under the laws of the state of Maharashtra, India. Its work is guided by the Gandhian philosophy of ethical coexistence, non violence and the desired self sufficiency of the rural population. It was
founded by Drs Abhay and Rani Bang, who are its directors, since 1986, the year of establishment of SEARCH.
Its mission is to develop scalable models of community empowering, community based health interventions by conducting research locally with a view to be applicable globally, especially in the developing countries of the world.
The major areas of focus of SEARCH’s activities are:
- Reproductive health of women
- Maternal, newborn and child health
- Reproductive health education to adolescents to enable them to live a responsible and healthy life
- Bringing about lifestyle changes for prevention of diseases like cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
- De-addiction from alcohol and tobacco
- Tribal health and development including preservation of tribal culture and
- Nurturing socially inclined youth to enable them to undertake serious exploration of self and their responsibility towards the society with the hope of grooming social change makers.
SEARCH’s contribution in shaping global and national health policies, especially in the field of women’s reproductive health and the health of mothers, newborns and children has been internationally acclaimed and acknowledged.
Reports
Nearly 800,000 rural women community health activists (ASHA) in India will be paid Rs. 250 per neonate for providing home-based newborn care in their villages by home visiting each mothers and neonate.
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Articles
A field trial of home-based neonatal care (HBNC) was conducted in rural Gadchiroli, India to develop and test the feasibility of a low-cost approach of delivering primary neonatal care by using the human potential available in villages, and to evaluate its effect on neonatal mortality.
Articles
This article is to describe the historical background of the Gadchiroli field trial, the study hypothesis, and the objectives, and to acquaint the readers with the study area and background work that was carried out before the trial.
April 11, 2011
An inspiring visit with Dr. Abhay Bang to the birthplace of the revolutionary approach saving newborns across the world.
