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

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
  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.


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