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Unemployed Churachandpur residents were being hired by the government to clean up the town, including the market area, shown here. Churachandpur is split along north–south lines at the Sielmat Bridge, with each side of town controlled by a different alliance of underground groups. This is the lingering result of an ethnic conflict in 1997–1998 between the Kuki and Paite that left 1000 dead and tens of thousands displaced. At night, security forces withdraw to their bases and the underground groups take over patrolling their respective territories. Image by: Barbara Sibbald
At the Churachandpur District Hospital, rows of washed latex gloves flutter from an open window. Needles litter the ground out back. The top floor of the hospital has been under construction for 5 to 10 years — no one can recall precisely how long. This is the most functional of the state's 7 district hospitals. Image by: Barbara Sibbald
Despite being HIV-positive, Domhring is lucky. Many people have no care at all. Bordered by Myanmar, Manipur's connection to India is tenuous, both geographically and racially; its 2.3 million residents have more in common with Southeast Asians than Indians. Image by: Barbara Sibbald
At the Médecins Sans Frontières (Holland) clinic in Churanchandpur, physicians typically see 40 to 50 patients a day. Image by: Barbara Sibbald
Tuining clinic, some 17 km east of Churachandpur, is open 3 days a week to serve about 15 000 area residents; the next closest clinic is 10 km away, but it is unable to provide drugs or medical supplies. Image by: Barbara Sibbald
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