Welcome to Global Health Action

We hope the information and images on these pages will give you an idea of who we are, what we do, why we do it, where and when when we do it, and how we are striving for Healthy People, Healthy Communities, A Healthy World.

We invite you to join GHA's work as a donor, friend, believer, follower, ambassador, or volunteer. Thank you for your support.

August 11, 2010: Travis Mitchell's last day as Program Coordinator at GHA, He's moving to . . . Sweden?!

So, Travis, why do you want to move to Sweden?
  - I got accepted to Lund University and was offered free tuition to do my masters in Global Studies with a focus on Migration. I'm certainly gonna miss GHA!

For more of Travis' farewell interview, please visit GHA on Facebook [you can click the link on the righthand side of this page].

July 2010: Some six months after the earthquake that rocked Haiti and changed so many lives, it’s an opportunity for us at Global Health Action to take stock, to count our blessings and to give thanks.

Thanks to those who donated their time, talents, and treasure to help. Like the congregation of Northside United Methodist Church which put together 1400 personal hygiene kits and multiplied that effort through the generosity of their financial gifts. Or, the Cathedral of St. Philip which generously matched contributions from its parishioners. Or, Trinity Presbyterian of Atlanta, GA and Trinity Episcopal of Columbus, GA which made mission outreach grants. Or, old friends with a personal connection to GHA’s work in Haiti together with new donors who trusted GHA to make a difference. Or, the many groups and individuals who collected medicines and supplies. Or, David Lee, who offered to fly down supplies himself and who enlisted his father’s company to help palletize and transport the donations. Or, Jeannie Chaya, who asked her friends for Haiti donations rather than birthday presents. And, so many more.

We’re not going to try to name every donor, but we hope you all know how truly grateful and appreciative we are!

Thanks to our staff on the ground in Haiti – themselves shaken and traumatized – who rallied to help others, lead their communities, and play a part in responding to the immediate and future challenges.

Thanks to our on-the-ground partners – both Haitian and international – who share our resolve and commitment to rebuilding lives and communities, in both the short- and the long-term.

Thanks to all of you who held – and continue to hold – the people of Haiti and the work of Global Health Action in your thoughts and prayers.

And last but not least, thanks to the people of Haiti for their indomitable spirit, their resilience, and their faith in a better future, even when facing years of challenges ahead. As Mother Teresa once said, "I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much."

June 2010:
Announcing . . .

Upcoming courses at GHA's world headquarters in Decatur, GA:

September 13-17: A group of 20-25 officials from China's National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC) will be at GHA for a course on Strategic Management for Reproductive Health.

October 11-15: Another NPFPC group will be at GHA for a course on IEC (Information, Education & Communication) for Reproductive Health Programs.

Jeannie (in blue) with her husband Janjai and long-time friend (and GHA co-founder) Virginia Proctor.

April 2010: On the night of April 17, 2009, Jeannie Chayavadhanangkur celebrated her 70th birthday, with more than 120 family members and friends joining her for a night of dining, dancing, Karaoke singing, and congratulations. In lieu of gifts, Jeannie had asked her guests to make donations to GHA to support our relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti, and the night raised more than $3,200 to help the people of Haiti. Thank you, Jeannie!

April 2010: A meeting of the minds in Darbonne, Haiti. From left to right: Robin Davis, GHA Executive Director; Rachelle Etienne, GHA Haiti Field Office Coordinator; Pere Samuel Saint Louis, Episcopal priest for the Parish of Darbonne; and Franck Toussaint, Senior Coordinator, GHA Haitian Goat Program. To read about Robin's trip, please click here (the May 2010 letter) and to see GHA's post-earthquake, long-term rebuilding strategies in Haiti, you can download Long-Term Rebuilding Strategies in Haiti.pdf.

March 2010: After presenting GHA's International Training Workshop on Effective Management and Evaluation of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Programs in Nanjing, China, GHA Executive Director Robin Davis and long-time facilitator Bruce Wood met up with former visiting scholars Ma Aili and Lu Xiaoli in Beijing. Aili and Xiaoli were each at GHA in 2009 for about three months. It was great to catch up with them on this trip. Read a short summary of the course from the Information Platform of Population and Development in South-South Cooperation.

March 2010: GHA Program Manager Girija Sankar was in Haiti meeting and talking with ...

Community leaders

Mobile clinic patients

Mothers

Goat farmers and their families

Community Health Workers