Grand'Anse Health & Development Association

Our Programs

GAHDA transforms breast cancer care in Haiti through targeted programs in education, early detection, clinical treatment, and comprehensive family support. We leverage deep-rooted local partnerships to fill critical gaps in the healthcare system, sharing specialized expertise and resources to build sustainable local capacity. Our program provides a model for other low resource communities. Our focus is singular: ensuring every woman and family has a clear, supported path through the challenges of breast cancer.

Who We Are

GAHDA is built on a forty-year foundation of presence and partnership in Haiti's rural Grand'Anse region. Our mission was shaped by the decades of frontline experience of leaders like Bette Gebrian, PhD, RN, MPH, who lives and raised her family in Jérémie, and Board President Professor Judy Lewis, a veteran of Haitian and international public health.

Today, that legacy lives on through our US and Haitian boards — including prominent Haitian American leaders — who maintain the deep community trust and institutional relationships required to navigate the complexities of rural healthcare. We aren't just visitors; we are long-term partners with the Haitian Ministry of Health, faith based organizations and local communities. This history allows us to deliver breast cancer education, detection, treatment and support with unmatched efficiency and humanity.

Our logo, a mother carrying a child across a rural bridge, symbolizes this enduring connection: linking global resources to local lives, and moving together from a challenging present toward a healthier future.