BALDWIN, BOB
Smallpox Eradication
USAID
WHO
CDC
Operations Officer
Bob Baldwin, served as an Regional Operations Officer in French-speaking West Africa. Baldwin makes comparisons between poverty in the US and Africa, speaks about working as a Regional Operations Officer with OCEAC, and life as a "medical diplomat." In 2004 Bob retired from a long career with CDC in international health.
Diallo, Melissa McSwegin (Interviewer); Rollins School of Public Health; Graduate Student
Baldwin, Robert (Interviewee); CDC; Operations Officer
2006-07-14
Centers for Disease Control
Reunion of West and Central Africa Smallpox workers (2006 : Atlanta, Georgia)
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OLSEN, DENNIS
USAID
Operations Officer
Smallpox Eradication
CDC
WHO
Dennis Olsen was working for CDC when the opportunity arose to join the Smallpox Eradication Program in West Africa in Liberia as an Operations Officer. David speaks of arriving in Liberia and starting up the smallpox and measles vaccination effort there - even storing the vaccines in the freezers of a local fishing company or refrigerators of local Lebanese merchants. Dennis reflects on the politics of vaccination in the villages and with government officials, coping with a cholera outbreak, and a case of monkeypox. Dennis went on to have a 32-year career with CDC.
Drew, Diane (Interviewer); CDC; Nurse
Olsen, Dennis (Interviewee); CDC; Operations Officer
2006-07-14
Centers for Disease Control
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ROY, BETTY
USAID
WHO
CDC
Smallpox Eradication
Betty Roy relates how she met Jean Roy (Operations Officer in Dahomey) while she was working abroad for the State Department in Dahomey (Benin) and became introduced to the work of public health and the Smallpox Eradication Program. Betty tells of Jean's work in smallpox surveillance and living in Atlanta and Dakar, Senegal and Jean's career working in immunization programs for CDC until 1998 when they moved to Geneva, where Jean now works for the International Federation of the Red Cross on malaria in Africa. Betty reflects, "I'll have to say...that because of smallpox, I guess I've had a very exciting life."
Drew, Diane (Interviewer); CDC; Nurse
Roy, Betty (Interviewee); CDC; Wife of Operations Officer
2006-07-14
Centers for Disease Control
Reunion of West and Central Africa Smallpox workers (2006 : Atlanta, Georgia)
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LAPOINTE, MARK
CDC
Smallpox Eradication
USAID
WHO
Operations Officer
Endemic Disease Service
Mark LaPointe served as an Operations Officer in Gabon and Mali. Mark highlights the measles aspect of the smallpox eradiction/measles control program, working with French medical structure such as Endemic Disease Service and other French institutions, seasonality, nomads, and a coup in Mali. Mark reflects on management strategies, lack of change at the village level after 40 years, today's burden of technology while working in the field, and comments on the changed political situation of many countries where the smallpox program once worked.
Drew, Diane (Interviewer); CDC; Nurse
LaPointe, Mark (Interviewee); CDC; Operations Officer
2006-07-14
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MOORE, DON
CDC
Smallpox Eradication Program
USAID
WHO
Epidemiologist
Dr. Donald Moore, was an epidemiologist stationed in Niger. Don speaks about moving to Niger with his wife and 2 small children, the French colonial legacy of the health infrastructure, the challenging logistics of delivering vaccinations, working with the Dodge trucks and with local customs, and muses about a hypothetical alternate career with the Public Health Service and further studies in Epidemiology. Don went on to complete his residency in obstetrics and continues to practice as a clinician.
Drew, Diane (Interviewer); CDC; Nurse
Moore, Donald (Interviewee); CDC; Epidemiologist
2006-07-14
Centers for Disease Control
Reunion of West and Central Africa Smallpox workers (2006 : Atlanta, Georgia)
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FRIEDMAN, JAY
USAID
Endemic Disease Service
Ped-O-Jet
Smallpox Eradication
WHO
CDC
Operations Officer
Jay Friedman, served as an Operations Officer in Mali, Gabon, and Nigeria. A former Peace Corps Volunteer, Jay came to the Smallpox program by responding to an advertisement in the Peace Corps bulletin looking for people "who had lived in Africa, who could speak French, and who could fix a car." Jay speaks of his work assisting medical officers in investigating outbreaks and managing the logistics of the eradication effort, using Ped-O-Jets, the structure of the national Endemic Disease Service in countries where he worked, tracking Malian nomads, doing surveillance in Gabon, and finally life in Kano, Nigeria. Jay went on to do smallpox eradication in Nepal, and joined the Expanded Programme on Immunization in the Phillipines before returning to work for the next 25 years at CDC in Reproductive Health and Indian Health Services.
Drew, Diane (Interviewer); CDC; Nurse
Friedman, Jay (Interviewee); CDC; Operations Officer
2006-07-15
Centers for Disease Control
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LOURIE, ANN
CDC
Smallpox Eradication
USAID
WHO
Life as expatriate wife
Ann Lourie, wife of Bernard Lourie, who served as an Epidemiologist in Chad. Ann speaks of adjusting to life in Chad, living abroad with 3 young children, and relates family adventures.
Gould, Deborah (Interviewer); CDC; Health Educator
Lourie, Ann (Interviewee); CDC; Wife of Epidemiologist
2006-13-07
Centers for Disease Control
Reunion of West and Central Africa Smallpox workers (2006 : Atlanta, Georgia)
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FRIEDMAN, JAY
Smallpox Eradication
Smallpox Eradication
WHO
Jay Friedman an Operations Officer, describes his assignment to the World Health Organization to work in the Smallpox Eradication Program in Nepal.
Halendonie, Maddie (interviewer)
Friedman, Jay (Interviewee)
2008-03-31
Centers for Disease Control
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D'AMANDA, CHRISTOPHER
CDC
Smallpox Eradication
USAID
WHO
Relations with French
Dr. Chistopher D'Amanda, a CDC epidemiologist assigned to Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) with responsibility for Niger and Cote D'Ivoire describes relationships with the French and the host countries as well as relating the relationship of the epidemiologist and Operations Officer in the field. Dr. D'Amanda also describes a cross border excursion to Nigeria following a smallpox outbreak.
Harden, Victoria (Interviewer)
D'Amanda, Christopher (Interviewee); CDC; Epidemiologist
2006-07-13
Centers for Disease Control
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