In 1992, Help the World See (HTWS), an American non-profit organization dedicated to improving eye care in developing countries established permanent, independent eye care clinics in Belize at the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired (BCVI). HTWS / BCVI training program and has five regional Field (RFO) to identify the major eye diseases, provide education, and to sell cheap glasses. By 1996, the program has become an important part of the eye care of Belize and close to breakeven. However, the success of the program was put him in danger. Belize ophthalmologists, who agreed to the program in 1992, was concerned about the low fee competition. They dominated on the Medical Council, the body responsible for the oversight of medical practice in the country to send two letters BCVI, indicating that only licensed optometrists and ophthalmologists can prescribe glasses and perform eye exams. If enforced against HTWS / BCVI ASLF rule will cripple the program. The case starts with President Jeff HTWS in Orenstein and founder Dr. Wayne Cannon prepares to meet with the Minister of Health of Belize. "Hide
by J. Gregory Dees, Jeffrey Orenstein, Jaan Elias Source: Harvard Business School 20 pages. Publication Date: March 11, 1997. Prod. #: 897142-PDF-ENG
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