Abhay and Rani Bang

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Abhay and Rani Bang
Born	Wardha and Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur (MBBS, MD) Johns Hopkins University (MPH)
Occupation	Social activists
Known for	Social work, community health, de-addiction, home based newborn care
Children	Anand Bang (elder), Amrut Bang (younger)
Awards	Maharashtra Bhushan Award (2003) MacArthur Foundation International Award (2006) National Award for Women's Development through Application of Science & Technology (2008) Jamnalal Bajaj Award (2006) Inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, US (2013) National Award of the Indian Council of Medical Research for Outstanding Research in Community Medicine
Honours	Padma Shri

Abhay Bang and Rani Bang are Indian activists and community health researchers working in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India.

Together, they have overseen a programme that has significantly reduced infant mortality rates. This initiative has been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF and is being rolled out across India and in parts of Africa.^[1][2] Abhay and Rani Bang also founded the non-profit Society For Education, Action and Research in Community Health (SEARCH), which is involved in rural health service and research.

They won the Maharashtra Bhushan Award,^[3] and have been awarded honorary doctorates from the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences at Lucknow.^[4] SNDT Women's University, Mumbai has also awarded honoris causa to Rani Bang.^[5] The Lancet described the couple as "the pioneers of health care in rural India".^[6] Abhay and Rani Bang were the first recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They were also inducted into the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, for their leadership in community-based health care that is helping to save the lives of millions of newborns and children. During their careers, the Bangs have helped foster a renaissance in community-based primary health care.^[7] In 2016, Johns Hopkins University conferred the Distinguished Alumni Award upon them.^[8]