Gadchiroli: Turning the tide
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Kusum Gadpayale, a SEARCH supervisor examines records. Regular supervision and a system of rewards and penalties have ensured SEARCH's success. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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The three pillars of support for the newborn in the Gadchiroli model (from left): the health worker, mother and grandmother. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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The tools of the community health worker or "arogyadoot" (messenger of health). Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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Anjana Uikey attending to Bhandekar's newborn. As part of SEARCH's model of home-based newborn care, she does regular checks for pulse, fever and is trained to handle common illnesses. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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Community health worker Anjana Uikey examines Sarita Bhandekar, who has recently given birth to a boy, at Bhandekar's home. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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Inside the two-bed ward in Shodhgram. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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The pharmacy at Shodhgram. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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The registration counter in the out-patient department. There are separate huts for hospital wards, surgery unit and the out-patient department. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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Abhay Bang, the founder of Society for Education Action and Research (SEARCH) in his office. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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Shodhgram is modeled like a tribal village, with a shrine at the entrance to the tribal godess Danteshwari. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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A board near the Shodhgram entrace lists the diseases that are treated here. Photograph by Pramit Bhattacharya
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