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| William B. Walsh, M. D. (1920-1996) |
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 William B. Walsh, M.D., Project HOPE's visionary founder and leader for 34 years of its 40-year history. |
With far-flung business and government connections, Dr. Walsh and his closest supporters pulled together Project HOPE. They secured the transfer of the former Navy hospital ship, U.S.S. Consolation, raised private funds to refit it as the S.S. HOPE, persuaded the pharmaceutical industry to donate medicines, and reached hundreds of volunteer doctors, nurses, and public health workers who wanted to participate. All of these elements came together on September 22, 1960, when the ship left San Francisco, for Indonesia and Vietnam. Dr. Walsh, project HOPE's founder and leader for thirty-four years, later received numerous honors from grateful countries. |
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