Health & Development International Information

HDI (Health & Development International) is a non-governmental not-for-profit organization (NGO) with a special focus on people who suffer indignity and preventable socio-economic damage due to diseases that can be completely eradicated or eliminated as a public health problem. With offices in the United States and Norway, HDI actually consists of two sister-organizations, the American 501c3 public charity HDI Inc registered in Massachusetts, and HDI-Norway. Dedicated toward preventing obstetric fistula and deaths from obstructed labor, preventing women from bleeding to death when they give birth, eradicating Guinea worm disease and lymphatic filariasis in Africa and elsewhere, all that HDI does aims to advance world public health, human dignity, and the socio-economic development of under-resourced populations. This web site is for both sister organizations; HDI Inc. and HDI-Norway. HDI Inc. is registered at 8 Essex Street, Newburyport, MA 01950. HDI Inc. has offices in both USA and Norway. It is categorized by the IRS as a 501c3 Public Charity (Employer Identification Number 300 207 842). HDI-Norway ("Stiftelsen Health & Development International Norway") is registered and approved by Fylkesmannen in Akershus with the right to receive tax-free gifts in Norway (Organization Number 986 761 950).