Who are we?

Holistic International Development (HID) is a Canada-based international development and technical assistance firm that provides specialized and impactful solutions in the development and humanitarian contexts.

We provide service in :

  • Health

  • Nutrition

  • Social development

  • Environment

  • Gender development

Our Mission

Work with change catalysts and contribute to

better health and socioeconomic status of children, adolescents, women and families.

better health and socioeconomic status of children, adolescents, women and families.

Our main areas of operation

HID has skill sets to service governments and agencies at the national and international level, donors, international academia, research institutions, civil society organizations, UN agencies, international NGOs and others. We bring experience to provide these services in North America (Canada and USA), Africa (Sub-Saharan and the Sahel region), Asia (South, East and Central) and the Middle East. For operations in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, our focal countries are Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, and Tanzania.

Dr. Noor Ahmad Khan, Executive Director

Dr. Noor Ahmad Khan is a public health policy and systems specialist. He brings over 27 years of experience in leadership positions at the global and country levels for designing programs and their management.

Our Team

HID team is an agile network of result-oriented professionals passionate about global health and development. The team experience is in strategic capacity building of programs. Combined with the technical expertise, they will guide you to address evolving program challenges using locally driven solutions.

The core team brings over 25 years of combined international development experience from its members work in North America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. We bring learning from working at senior levels in the international development sector, government services, UN systems, and different cultures worldwide.

Our expertise has been in public/global health, nutrition, food systems, food security and safety, digitization of management information systems and program operations, social sector, social protection, environment, public-private partnership, good governance and gender development. HID team has a successful track record of assisting organizations like the Asian Development Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Bioanalyt, Boy Scouts Association/ World Organization of the Scouts Movement, British Council, CARE India, Cargill, CDC Atlanta, DSM, Emory University, Food Fortification Initiative, GAIN, GIZ, Global Affairs Canada, ICRC, Iodine Global Network, Nutrition International, UK-FCDO, UN agencies (UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO), World Bank and World Vision.

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