1987-1989

ST. LUCIA:  Dr. J.P. Dailey is posted by IEF to the Victoria Hospital Eye Clinic in the capital Castries in the Caribbean 1987-1988.

GRENADA:  Dr. Baxter McLendon is posted to the General Hospital Eye Clinic in St. Georges 1988-1990.

MALAWI:  Dr. Uriel Sachs is posted by IEF to the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Ministry of Health in Blantyre 1988-1995.

TURKS & CAICOS:  Dr. May Khadem is posted by IEF to Turks & Caicos 1988-1989 where there was no local ophthalmologist, to perform cataract surgery and train nurses to screen for eye disease.

GUATEMALA:  IEF establishes the first onchocerciasis control program for community-based Mectizan distribution in Yepocapa supported by USAID and the Lions Clubs International Foundation.  Guatemala was declared “Oncho Free” by WHO in 2016.

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1987-1989 Training Nurses


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