HDI Medical and Technical Support Program
HDI Medical and Technical Support Program
Not-for-profit
Year launched: 2005Target geography
Target Population
Target income level
- Bottom 20%
- Lower-middle income (20-40%)
- Middle-income (40-60%)
Health focus
- Primary care
- Secondary/tertiary care
CHMI PLUS Status
Profile Completeness Rating
Monitoring & Evaluation Reporting
Summary
The 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
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
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.
Financials
Parent Organizations
- Health Development Initiative-Rwanda (HDI)Not-for-profit
- Rwandan Ministry of HealthGovernment
- United Nations Joint HIV/AIDS Programme (UNAIDS)Foreign aid agency or multilateral organization
- World Health Organization (WHO)Foreign aid agency or multilateral organization
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and MalariaForeign aid agency or multilateral organization