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TITLE COUNTRY DATE
Dorothy Hicks Oral History Dorothy (Dot) Hicks was in Lagos, Nigeria with her husband Jim, who was the Regional Administrative Officer for the Smallpox Eradication Program. Nigeria
2006-07-14
Stanley Foster Oral History Dr, Stanley Foster traces his early years and interest in international health. Nigeria
Bangladesh
2006-07-14
Jim Lewis Oral History Jim Lewis, served as an Operations Officer in Nigeria and Ghana. Ghana
Nigeria
2006-07-14
Jim Hicks Oral History Jim Hicks relates his experiences in the Venereal Disease Program and as Regional Operations Officer in Lagos with the Smallpox Eradication Program, and then duty in Atlanta. Nigeria
2006-07-14
Peter Crippen Oral History Peter Crippen describes is life and career leading to his assignment to Bangladesh to work on the smallpox eradication program. Bangladesh
Nigeria
2008-04-02
Jeannie Lythcott Oral History Jeannie Lythcott, wife of George Lythcott, who served as --- tells of being a white woman married to a Black man, both in United States and Africa. Nigeria
2006-07-16
Joan Thompson Oral History Joan Thompson, wife of epidemiologist David Thompson, who served in Nigeria, Liberia, and Chad. Nigeria
Liberia
Biafra
2006-07-14
Paula Foege Oral History Paula Foege, wife of Bill Foege, who served as a consultant for the Smallpox Eradication Program in West Africa and Southeast Asia, relates her experiences of daily life in Nigeria, evacuation during the Biafra War, returning to Nigeria to do relief work, culture shock upon returning to the United States, and how the time abroad impacted her and her children's lives. Nigeria
2006-07-16
Thomas Mack Oral History Tom discusses epidemiologic observations in Africa and Pakistan. Pakistan
2008-07-11
Betty Roy Oral History 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. Benin (Dahomey)
Senegal
2006-07-14