Action Research and Training for Health (ARTH) is a private, non-profit, research and training organization that was established by a group of professionals in 1997 with the intent to contribute to the improvement of health status among underprivileged communities in India. ARTH focuses on the health needs of marginalized rural and urban slum inhabitants, as well as on those of vulnerable groups like adolescents, women, migrants and unorganized labor.
Mission
ARTH’s mission is to help communities access and manage health care according to their needs and capacity, by using research and training initiatives.
ARTH achieves this through it's three main programs (Child Health; Reproductive Health; Health Systems and Policy) as well as numerous smaller projects. ARTH has also published numerous publications to showcase its research.
ARTH's field based service delivery work is located in southern Rajasthan while research, technical assistance and advocacy related work spreads across the State
