Country Director
Dr. Anany Gretchko Prosper brings over 15 years of experience building comprehensive and community-based healthcare systems, and leading emergency response efforts in complex and fragile environments across 5 countries. He is experienced in establishing and managing capacities strengthening operations with a tiered architecture for integrated health care, while emphasizing health equity and holistic approaches to disaster relief and preparedness. He is highly skilled in building multi-disciplinary teams that are focused on clear vision and objectives.
He currently serves as Country Director of the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti and as a Senior Advisor to Partners in Health. Through PIH, he also served as their Senior Advisor in West Africa and Executive Director in Liberia where he managed PIH’s Ebola response, Chief of Mission for disaster relief and recovery in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew, as well as Director of Medical Operations in Port-au-Prince following the 2010 earthquake.
In January 2024, Dr Prosper will start a Fellowship in Disaster Medicine a Beth Israel in Boston USA.
Dr. Prosper holds a Doctorate in Medicine from Haiti State University, and an MPH in Disease Control and a Certificate in Health Policy from ITM Antwerp in Belgium. He completed a fellowship in Global Health Delivery from Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women’s Hospital in partnership with PIH Haiti, and he received training in Assessing Public Health in Emergency Situations (APHES) from Université Catholique de Louvain (UC Louvain) in Belgium. Growing up in Haiti, he experienced natural and man-made disasters as well as chronic economic and political crises, which compelled his work to empower local people, respond to emergencies, and improve health outcomes for all.
In this eye-opening episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill brings to light the dire situation in Haiti through a candid conversation with Patricia Cyr Watlington and Dr. Anany G. Prosper of the Children's Nutri...