SENCER DAVID J. [Part II]
Dr. David J. Sencer (CDC Director 1966-1977) interviewed by William C. Watson, Jr., Deputy Director and Donald A. Berreth, Office of Public Affairs.
PART 2 of 3
April 19, 1983
ROY, JEAN
Smallpox Eradication
Public Health Advisor
Smallpox gods
Fetisheurs
USAID
WHO
CDC
Management
Jean Roy served as a Public Health Advisor in Dahomey, now known as Benin, which had the second highest incidence of smallpox in the world at that time. Jean describes early lessons learned from his work in the Peace Corps in Cameroon and how it led him to a job with the Smallpox Eradication Program at CDC. Jean talks about the role of fetisheurs and smallpox gods in Benin and getting the program started there, as well as the importance of logistics, management, and local context. "All of it is about management. Good management."
Harden, Victoria (Interviewer)
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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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ROSENBERG, MARK L.
oral history
Dr. Mark Rosenberg served as an field epidemiologist in India with the Smallpox Eradication Program.
Rosenberg, Mark (Interviewee); cdc
Sencer, David (Interviewer)
2008-07-29
Centers for Disease Control
Reunion of Southeast Asia and East Africa Smallpox Workers (2008 : Atlanta, Georgia)
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RADKE, VINCE
Smallpox Eradication
Vince Radke, MPH., describes his early life, his decision to join the Peace Corps, his work in Ethiopia and Bangladesh during the smallpox eradication programs in 1972-75. Explains how this changed his life and career path.
Interviewed by Dr. David Sencer
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333
www.cdc.gov/museum
April 1, 2008
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PRATT, DAVID S.
WHO
Smallpox Eradication
CDC
India
Dr. David Pratt, MPH., MD., was an epidemiologist assigned to Bihar State in India for the Smallpox Eradication Program.
Pratt, David (Interviewee)
Koski, Elisa (Interviewer)
2008-07-11
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ORENSTEIN, WALTER
Smallpox
Dr. Walter Orenstein recalls his time with the Smallpox Eradication Program in India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh and then in the city of Aligarh in 1974 and how this experience changed his life.
Interviewer: Dr. David J. Sencer
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333
www.cdc.gov/museum
April 3, 2008
OLSEN, DENNIS
Smallpox Eradication
WHO
Dennis Olsen describes his experiences as a CDC Operations Officer and Manager in the Smallpox Eradication Program in India 1972-1974. <br />Interviewed by Melissa McSwegin.
McSwegin, Melissa (Interviewer)
Olsen, Dennis (Interviewee)
2008-07-11
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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.
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