Then he ran smack into the worst of human nature. Espy made a second trip to Albania, to talk with the health minister. I wanted to be reassured that the equipment ended up in the right hands and not on the black market. I said I d train more doctors in Marietta if they d let these people go back and do what they re trained to do, Espy said. So far, not so good.
Peri remains unemployed.
Espy has enlisted the help of the U.S. Agency for International Development, to see if federal bureaucrats can out-muscle the Mafioso and deliver the ultrasound machines. Still, Espy perseveres. Espy, who was president of Beta Theta Phi at Tech during his student days, plans to return to Albania sometime this fall, with a lengthy to do list. He ll see what type surgical equipment an ophthalmologist from the United States needs and put final touches on an agreement for Flying Doctors to send an ophthalmologist to Albania every three months for a week s work. He wants to make sure the ultra-sounds were indeed delivered to the right place, and help set up a system for Albanian doctors to get access to current medical literature over the Internet.