Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed

Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP; Bengali: পক্ষাঘাতগ্রস্থদের পুনর্বাসন কেন্দ্র) is a Bangladesh non government organisation that works for the rehabilitation of the paralysed in Bangladesh and is located in Savar, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed
পক্ষাঘাতগ্রস্থদের পুনর্বাসন কেন্দ্র
Formation1979
HeadquartersSavar, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.crp-bangladesh.org

History edit

The Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed was established on 11 December 1979 by Valerie Ann Taylor. Taylor was a British national who had come to Bangladesh on an aid mission. It was originally located in disused warehouses of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital but was moved to Savar in 1990. The centre has a hundred-bed hospital.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Mental illness: A heavy burden on the labour market". The Daily Star. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Take these broken wings and learn to fly again". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ^ "CRP's activities unique, imitable". The Daily Star. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. ^ Roy, Tuhin. "Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed". Banglapedia. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. ^ "The Light at the End of the Tunnel". The Daily Star. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2017.