The Community Based Health Project - CBHP

In September 2010, inspired by the success of the Jamkhed model for rural transformation in India, Dr Moses Kharat decided to return to his native town of Buldana to dedicate his energies to working with the rural poor.

The project eventually became known as the Community Based Health Project (CBHP) and currently operates in eight project villages in Buldana.

CBHP focuses on training and empowering Village Health Workers (VHWs) as the main agents of change in their villages, while supporting them with Mobile Health Teams (MHTs) and referral clinics. CBHP also runs a range of programs for holistic community development, encompassing preventative healthcare, education and empowerment. The long-term goal is to see villagers fully empowered to take ownership of their health to overcome health inequity.