1. Special Laboratory Testing: Laboratory services for diabetes and sickle cell diseases are provided through collaboration with Global Health Teams based in Florida. By referral from physicians, sickle cell testing is provided. Any patient under medical care with diabetes can receive HbA1c monitoring.

2. Specialty Clinics: GAHDA coordinates, hosts, facilitates, and manages clinics to address identified health needs.

 

Examples of recent health outreach and specialty clinics include:

--Goiter surgery (99% women)

--Diabetes monitoring

--Sickle cell anemia

--Dental health (in partnership with Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry)

--Mental health (in partnership with Haiti Connections Organization)

--Wound treatment

--Men’s health needs (hernia, hydrocele, lipoma)