Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed
health · Dhaka
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Chief executive
- Mohammad Sohrab Hossain (Executive Director)
- Founded
- 1979
- Regulator
- NGO Affairs Bureau
- MRA-licensed
- n/a
- Active members
- n/a
- Loan portfolio
- n/a
- Staff
- n/a
- Coverage
- 12 CRP centres across Bangladesh
Deepening micro-enterprise financing, primary healthcare access, and disaster risk financing across vulnerable upazilas.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-25 regulatory Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed filed annual operational and financial compliance reporting with Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA). ↗
- 2026-07-16 programme_launch Expanded ultra-poor graduation and women entrepreneur microcredit credit facility across rural districts. ↗
- 2026-08-11 expansion Inaugurated community climate resilience and primary healthcare outreach centers. ↗
Provenance & notes
Founded 11 December 1979 by British physiotherapist Valerie Ann Taylor; relocated from Dhaka to Savar (Dhaka district) in 1990. Official site reports 12 CRP centres and 129,471 patients in the last year. Headquarters runs a ~100-bed hospital. Executive Director name from the 24 May 2026 Bangla Mirror news report.