HDI: Health & Development International
Small, nimble, and innovative, HDI has leveraged expertise into permanently improved dignity, health, and economic advantage for millions of people at a time, using modest funds to do so.
Continuing work against maternal mortality
The Kavli Trust has for many years been supporting HDIs work to reduce maternal mortality and obstetric fistula at birth in Niger. Now a new grant will make further development and strengthened evaluation possible in two of these projects.
Success in Niger
Preventing Women From Bleeding to Death at Childbirth and Preventing Obstetric Fistula. Success in Niger! The Government of Niger and HDI continue to achieve major advances in our efforts to prevent the horrors of obstetric fistula. With one exception in April 2012,...
The Country Doctor
Work to improve the public’s health in the countryside of Norway and Niger is not as different as one would think, according to physician Anders Seim. For the seventh year in a row he is receiving support from The Kavli Trust to prevent the consequences of blocked childbirth in Niger.
Publication of fistula prevention work in Niger
Results of HDI's work to prevent obstetric fistula were published in the December 2014 issue of an internationally respected medical journal. Results include 73% fewer maternal deaths, 63.5% fewer babies born dead or dying within three days, and obstetric fistula...
Supervisor locating a village thanks to a donated Garmin GPS receiver
Belanor A/S, Garmin’s Norwegian importer, generously donated seven robust GPS receivers to the Rapid Maternal Mortality and Obstetric Fistula Prevention Project! The GPS receivers were used to gather geographic coordinates on almost 300 villages across a remote area...
HDI and Niger start community based program to prevent maternal death and obstetric fistula
Is $1.38 too much to spend to save the lives of women and protect girls as young as 13 from the indignities, suffering, and permanently guaranteed poverty that obstetric fistula ensures? HDI and Niger are starting a community-based program this year to rapidly prevent...