The Country Doctor
This article by Teresa Grøtan is reproduced with permission from The Kavli Trust, which provided major support for HDI’s work in Niger to protect women’s lives and dignity from 2009–2021. Photos © Health and Development International Work to improve the...
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...