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HDI Medical and Technical Support Program

last updated Oct 5, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Health Development Initiative-Rwanda (HDI)
Implementation Partner(s): 
Rwandan Ministry of Health, Rwandan Ministry of Local Government, Gasabo district authorities, Bugesera district authorities, United Nations Joint HIV/AIDS Programme (UNAIDS), World Health Organization (WHO), Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, East African Sexual Health and Rights Initiative (UHAI), IREX / Millennium Challenge Corporation, Geneva Global, UJAMAA: Medical Connections, Community-Minded Enterprises, Health Leadership International, PSA Group Health
Legal Status: 
Public-private partnership
Year Launched: 
2005
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%, 20-60% (lower to lower-middle)

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
In-kind contributions
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Government
Funders: 
Ministry of Health

Scale

Number of Clients Served: 
22 nurses trained
Summary: 

Medical and Technical Support and Health Development Initiative-Rwanda (HDI) program works to strengthen the capacity of the health system to provide both preventive and curative care.The program focuses on training health workers especially in the rural areas believing that quality health care provision depends on the knowledge of health providers.

Program goals/rationale: 

The program's goal is to strengthen the capacity of the health system to provide both preventive and curative care. The program believes in quality health care provision depends on the knowledge of health providers.

Key program components: 

Medical and Technical Support-an Health Development Initiative-Rwanda (HDI) program aims to foster long-term collaboration between the international and Rwandan medical community, mainly in the form of advanced training to nurses, doctors, and other health professionals at local health centers, district hospitals, and private institutions. Visiting medical specialists in the fields of cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, and plastic surgery work alongside their Rwandan counterparts to treat patients while also providing mentorship.The program aims to support the long-term development of Rwanda’s health system by improving the knowledge and capacity of our health institutions and their staff. They encourage volunteers to provide training and education in addition to treatment. Through these trainings, local health workers gain advanced knowledge of lifesaving techniques and treatments that can be implemented and replicated throughout Rwanda. These collaborations increase the quality and scope of medical care in Rwanda as a whole

Program history: 

Health Development Initiative-Rwanda (HDI) is a registered non-profit organization based in Kigali, Rwanda. HDI was founded in 2005 to organize and promote community-based health care development in Rwanda.

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