ARTH

What ARTH does

ARTH (Action Research and Training for Health) is a non-profit public health society founded in 1997 and headquartered in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The organization delivers primary healthcare services — with a focus on sexual and reproductive health, maternal/neonatal/child health, and older persons' care — to rural-tribal populations in southern Rajasthan through a service-delivery network that combines three rural health clinics (at Iswal, Lakhmawaton ka guda, and Suawaton ka guda), field-worker outreach, and approximately 200 village-based women Community Health Entrepreneurs who provide health education and contraceptives.

The organization's core operational technology is a nurse-midwife led 24x7 delivery and newborn care model, supported by rational treatment guidelines, which it claims has enabled over 17,000 safe deliveries and helped over 3,000 low birth weight newborns survive. In 2018, ARTH extended its scope into geriatric care with the Prabal Yatra (Journey of Strength) community-based healthy aging model, adapted from WHO's Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework, operating across 100 villages and reaching 13,000+ older persons with 6,000+ receiving personalized health and home safety assessments. Prabal Yatra Manch village mutual-support groups serve as the community engagement layer. ARTH also conducts public health research, runs a training programme for nurse-midwives and interns at its Iswal centre, and engages in health systems and policy advocacy.

ARTH's revenue model is grant-funded: the organization is supported by international foundations (MacArthur Foundation, Wellcome Trust, David & Lucile Packard Foundation), Indian philanthropic trusts (Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust), bilateral development agencies (Swedish International Development Agency, DfID UK), and UN agencies (WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF), alongside government partnerships with the Government of India, Government of Rajasthan, and Indian Council of Medical Research. Donations are also accepted through bank transfer, UPI, and Razorpay. The organization does not disclose revenue and operates as a charitable society rather than a commercially structured entity; CEO Sharad Iyengar leads the organization and headcount is reported at 60 staff.

Name

ARTH

Legal name

Action Research and Training for Health Society

Website

https://arth.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ARTH is a non-profit public health organization founded in 1997 in Udaipur, India, providing primary healthcare, reproductive/maternal/child health services, and community-based healthy aging programs to rural-tribal populations in southern Rajasthan through clinics and village health workers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Healthcare Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Home Health Aide Services (HHA/CNA under Skilled Plan of Care) (HLADAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal Care & ADL Assistance (bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility) (HLADAGAA), Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Administration (BPAIAJAJ)

Keywords

• Rural primary healthcare
• Maternal child health
• Community health workers
• Healthy aging programs
• Public health research

Headquarters

HQ city

Udaipur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: ARTH's work is supported by international and national agencies as well as individuals. Major supporters include Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mac Arthur Foundation, Swedish International Development Agency, DfID UK, Wellcome Trust, and various UN agencies.
2. Healthcare Service Delivery: Direct provision of primary care services, especially reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health services in rural-tribal districts of Rajasthan through three rural health clinics.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ARTH (Action Research and Training for Health) is a non-profit public health society that delivers primary healthcare, reproductive and sexual health, maternal/neonatal/child health, and healthy aging services to rural-tribal populations in southern Rajasthan through three rural health clinics, community-based outreach, field workers, and village-level mutual support groups, complemented by public health research and training programmes.

Product overview

ARTH (Action Research and Training for Health) is a public health organization established in 1997 that provides healthcare services to rural-tribal populations in southern Rajasthan, India. The organization operates a multi-pronged approach consisting of: (1) clinical services through three rural health clinics offering primary care, reproductive/maternal/child health, and older persons' care; (2) community-based programs including outreach services and community action initiatives; (3) research and training capabilities; and (4) specialized healthy ageing programs through the Prabal Yatra model. Key service models include the 24x7 nurse-midwife led delivery care model and the Community Health Entrepreneurs program. The Prabal Yatra Manch provides village-level mutual support groups for older persons, operating across 100-110 villages with WHO ICOPE-aligned interventions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prabal Yatra: Community-based healthy aging model in 100 villages of Rajasthan, adapted from WHO's Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework.
• Prabal Yatra Manch

Products and services

• Reproductive and Child Health Centres Facility-based primary healthcare centres providing reproductive, sexual, maternal, neonatal, and child health services to rural-tribal populations in southern Rajasthan.
• Prabal Yatra Healthy Ageing Programme Community-based healthy aging model adapted from WHO's Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework, deployed across 100 villages of Rajasthan, supporting older persons to preserve six intrinsic capacities: mobility, nutrition, vision, hearing, cognition, and mood.
• 24x7 Nurse-Midwife Led Delivery and Newborn Care Model

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 17,000 women delivered safely through nurse-midwife led model
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency providing technical guidance and frameworks. ARTH has adapted WHO's Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework into its Prabal Yatra healthy aging model.
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency supporting reproductive and sexual health programmes. Contributes to ARTH's sexual and reproductive health initiatives.
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency supporting child health programmes. Contributes to ARTH's maternal, neonatal and child health initiatives.
• Indian Council of Medical ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment research agency supporting medical and public health research in India.
• Population Foundation of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization supporting population and reproductive health programmes.
• CAREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian organization working on healthcare and development.
• IpascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization working on women's reproductive health.
• Duke UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution potentially providing research collaboration.
• Karolinska InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish academic institution potentially providing research collaboration.
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution potentially providing research collaboration.
• Government of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government supporting public health programmes.
• Government of RajasthancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government supporting public health programmes in Rajasthan.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CARE India: Large international humanitarian organization operating maternal, neonatal, child health, and adolescent health programs across India — a strategic partner of ARTH and a comparable scaled maternal/child health NGO.
• Population Foundation of India: National reproductive health advocacy and program organization funding and influencing reproductive health programs across India — ARTH lists PFI as a partner, indicating overlap in sexual and reproductive health program priorities.
• Public Health Foundation of India: India's leading public health research and training institution — comparable to ARTH for its training, research, and health-systems/policy work, though operating at significantly larger scale and from metropolitan centers.

Direct peers

• Basic Healthcare Services: Operates primary health centres and community health programs in rural Rajasthan and southern Rajasthan tribal areas — a near-direct peer to ARTH given overlapping geography, primary care service model, and rural-tribal target population.
• SEARCH (Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health): Rural public health NGO based in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra delivering primary care, maternal/child health, and community health worker programs — closely comparable to ARTH in operating model, beneficiary profile, and clinical-plus-research focus on tribal populations.
• Prayas: Indian non-profit working on health, child rights, and social issues with clinical service delivery and policy research components — comparable to ARTH's blend of field operations, research, and advocacy.
• Jan Swasthya Sahyog: Community health non-profit operating rural health services and training programs in Chhattisgarh — comparable to ARTH for its rural-tribal clinical service delivery, surgical/maternal care focus, and commitment to training community health workers.

Others

• DISHAA — Trust for Health and Development: Public health NGO working on community health and advocacy in India; comparable to ARTH for its community-led health model and non-profit, grant-funded operations in underserved geographies.

Regional players

• Rural Health Care Foundation: Operates rural primary healthcare delivery programs in underserved Indian regions — comparable to ARTH in primary clinical care focus on rural populations, though with a different geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• Sambodhi Research and Communications: Public health research and M&E firm supporting program evaluation in health and development — comparable to ARTH's research and policy advocacy mandate, though operating in a different niche (research services vs. direct service delivery).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@arthsociety8611
• Facebookfacebook.com/ARTH-Action-Research-and-Training-for-Health-242369382503819
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/action-research-and-training-for-health

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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