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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