Mission is called successful; Louisiana doctors end Latin area tour

              Person   to  person   contact   by cur doctors" with people in their \vn areas of interest was prob-v)ly the most significant part of he first medical mission of In­ternational    House    to    Central America, JDr.   William  W.   Frve said Tuesday afternoon upon the ■mission's return; at New Orleans International Airport.
The group of 12 Louisiana doc­tors and dentists and two Inter­national House officials was head­ed by Dr. Frye, dean of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, and Dr. John A. Hunter, president of Louisiana Statf University. They left New Orleans June 27 to visit hospitals. pt° ^cal schools and health fcc'Ji^es- in Panama, Costa R'rp... Nicaragua, Hon­duras, El Salvador and Guate­mala.
"This has been one of the most successful trips I have ever had-in Central America," said Dr. Frye, a veteran traveler in that area.
"We were met by leaders In the medical profession, ministers of health and heads of state. We were welcomed into the offices of presidents of Costa Rica, Hondu­ras and Nicaragua."
Dr. Frye said the doctors had personal tours by local physicians to hospital wards, and had op­portunities to discuss mutual in­terests.
■Ifl know it will lead to mutual exchanges not only with doctors on this trip, but with others," he said. "Interest shown in this type of'exchange far exceeded our an­ticipations."
"I don't know any medium of exchange between New Orleans and Louisiana and our friends to the south that could have been any more profitable and satisfy­ing."
Dr. Hunter described the trip as "an enlightening and gratify ing experience."
"We experienced throughou1 Central America and Panama a genuine display of warmth anc friendliness none of us are like ly to forget," he said.
"Educationally, our neighbors to the south are on the move With the right kind of cooper a tive ventures in association wit] American universities like LSU there appears to be no limit tc
what their institutions can ac­complish.
"I look forward eagerly to an expansion of LSU's activities in Central America and Panama. The results, I am sure, will be of asting benefit to all concerned throughout This part of our hemi­sphere."
Paul   Fabry,
managing  direc-
tor of International House, said, 'These doctors now know better what Central America needs in medical cooperation, and realize there are a lot of scientific achievements we can learn from Central America."
He said a "lot of cultural and goodwill accomplishments" re­sulted from direct contact with leaders of commerce, business and industry in the countries visited.
From individual meetings with these leaders, he said, Interna­tional House has decided to con sider six new projects to give New Orleans even more prominence as the gateway to Central America
Several of these projects wil be taken on in cooperation with Louisiana State University, he said.
EXTRA  BENEFIT
Fabry said he expects as an "extra benefit" of the trip ad­ditional travel of Central Amer­icans to New Orleans.
The mission, 46th sponsored by International   Hous e, was
conducted by William R. Mar-in, IH director of international relations.
Other participants in the mis­sion included Dr. Robert A. Robinson of New Orleans; Dr. ildmond Jeansonne, dean of the Loyola University College of Dentistry; Dr. Charles V. Hatch-
ette,r Dr. IVEax M. Miller and JFT Ben Goldsmith of Lake Charles;   Dr.   Rufus   Craig   of
Alexandria; Dr. Henry W. Jolly
of Baton Rouge; Dr. F, S. Fra-ser   of  Many;   Dr.   Rosamond Claude Romero of Welsh and Pr. Charles Watkins of the LSU
Bchool of Medicine.
Honduras' President Outlines Program
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras-One of the brightest notes in the development of this Central Amer­ican Republic is progress in the field of public health and disease
prevention.
But what else could you expect in a country whose president, Dr. Jose Ramon Villeda Morales, is a physician?
In a reception here for a visit­ing International House-LSU good­will mission, President Villeda Morales described Honduras' medical program as "one of the
most   advanced  in  Latin  Amer­ica."
During his administration, which ends next October, some 20 hospitals have come into being. Efficient mobile units now carry medicines and treatment to re­mote portions of this land of rug-
;ed mountains and deep forests. Other medical programs include preventative work against malaria and tuberculosis, efficient sani­tary inspection of industrial com­plexes, child welfare climes, and control of venereal disease, the president told the visiting group of Louisianians.
FOURTH STOP
Tegucigalpa was the fourth stop on the tour of Panama and the five Central American nations by this mission. Medical in nature, the mission is composed of physicians and educators from throughout Louisiana, and is led by Dr. John Hunter, LSU presi­dent, and Dr. William Frye. dean of the LSU medical school. Con­ducting the tour for International
House is William Martin, I.H. di­rector of international relations.
Dr. Frye, in a press conference at the United States ambassador's residence, told the nation: "Our teachers and students are ready and eager to help you should you need assistance in special fields."
The Honduran president said he may visit New Orleans next year as a ''private citizen." A new president will be selected in national elections in October.
He praised International House's work in bettering rela­tions between New Orleans and Honduras, and was presented an International House plaque forj "outstanding contribution — as a politician and a humanitarian — to better relations between the United States and Hondu­ras."
DR.  DELGADO SPEAKS
Another event of the Teguci­galpa visit was a speech by Dr. Enrique Delgado, energetic and powerful director of the Banco Centroamericano, the organiza­tion designed to promote devel­opment of industries throughout PHOTO: RELATING EXPERIENCES of the International House medi­cal mission to Central America are (from left) Dr. John A. Hunter, president of Louisiana State University and co-leader of the mission; Dr. Rufus Craig of Alexandria, and Dr. Henry W. Jolly of Baton Rouge. They chatted in the VIP Room of New Orleans International Airport.