The Health Development Initiative is an independent, local non-governmental and non-profit making membership organization that brings together young Medical doctors and other professionals interested in promoting Health and development by narrowing the gap between the population and health professionals

HDI is an initiative by Rwandese young men and women who got involved in the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide to try and heal lives of the wounded survivors, an experience that inspired them to do medicine in university and become doctors. The same spirit drove them to do volunteer medical service to the disadvantaged communities thus making them form themselves in to an organized institution of HDI, with the mission of empowering communities with knowledge and skills in public and primary health such that they can be in position to lead healthy lives and prevent the out break of diseases that could otherwise be prevented.

Resources and publications

Rwanda Demographic and Health survey, DHS (2005)  (pdf)


Health Sector Strategic Plan 2003- 2009 , Rwanda HSSP_09 (pdf)