The Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization based in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India, established in 1970 by Dr. Raj Arole and Dr. Mabelle Arole after the couple pursued advanced training at Johns Hopkins University on a Fulbright Scholarship. CRHP works directly with village communities to deliver primary health care and support broader development, using what has become known as the Jamkhed Model: village health workers who serve as community change agents, a mobile health team that extends services to remote areas, and Jamkhed's own hospital. Its programming also encompasses women's self-help groups, farmers' clubs, adolescent education and water and sanitation projects, and its community-empowerment approach has drawn international recognition, including from UNICEF, and has been introduced in health programs across many other countries.
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Target PopulationThe poor, in rural communities 1 Health GoalProvide community-based primary healthcare and improve the general standard of living in rural communities 1 Geographic ScopeAhmednagar District, Maharashtra State, India 1 Measured ResultsDramatic decrease in infant and child mortality rates in project villages 1 Program status (class) Target Population Classification
Program KindSanitation or Water Program 1 Connections
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Source Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Wikipedia
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1. Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Wikipedia
Introduction, sentence 1, abbreviation clause
The Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP)
Introduction, sentence 1, location clause
located in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra State in India
Introduction, sentence 2
to provide community-based primary healthcare and improve the general standard of living
Introduction, sentence 3
CRHP was founded in 1970 by Dr. Raj and Dr. Mabelle Arole
Introduction, last sentence
help provide healthcare to the poor
Impact and Outcomes, In the Villages, paragraph 1
the dramatic decrease in both infant and child mortality rates
- Wikipedia 'Comprehensive Rural Health Project': present-tense description of current work; checked 2026-09-27.
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to provide community-based primary healthcare and improve the general standard of living
Program classification, entity description sentence
Its programming also encompasses women's self-help groups, farmers' clubs, adolescent education and water and sanitation projects, and its community-empowerment approach has drawn international recognition, including from UNICEF, and has been introduced in health programs across many other countries.
Associated With: Health Systems and Policy, Training section
The rest of the training is spent developing clinical knowledge and skills that equip the women to function as primary health care workers.
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