He has been in the vanguard of many of the developments that have taken place in the national health sector, providing leadership, guidance and advice at all levels of the system and on many Committees, Associations and Foundations. He is a founding member of the privately-owned Tapion Hospital, the Saint Lucia Allergy and Asthma Foundation, the Saint Lucia Heart, Lung and Blood Foundation, and Victoria’s Friends, a non-governmental community group that supports the work of Victoria Hospital.

During the course of his distinguished career, he has served as President of the Medical and Dental Association; as Medical Advisor of the National Tuberculosis Programme; as Chairman of the Health Committee of the National Community Foundation; as Chairman of the National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee; as Patron of the Saint Lucia Diabetic and Hypertensive Association; as Medical Director of both the Victoria Hospital’s Renal Unit and the Tapion Hospital’s Island Dialysis Unit, and as Co-Chair of the National Commission on Chronic Non Communicable Diseases.

Dr. Didier’s contribution has not been confined to the national health system. He has played a pioneering role in the development of the regional health sector, as a founding member of the Caribbean Allergy and Respiratory Association and the Caribbean Society of Myology and Rare Diseases, among others. He has served as the President of the Caribbean Cardiac Society and as a Director of the Caribbean Heart Institute Foundation. Further afield, he has served as a Scientific Council member of the American Heart Association, as a member of the Association of Black Cardiologists of America, and as a Director of the Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control of the United States of America.

Dr. Didier graduated with a Doctorate in Internal Medicine from the University of the West Indies in 1990, and has since made this Specialisation his passion and his life. His achievements and his contribution to the field of medicine have been recognized by leading professional bodies worldwide. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.

For his commitment and dedication to the development and advancement of Saint Lucia’s health care system, for the many years of voluntary service that he has given to improve and promote the quality of health care in his native country, and for his contribution to the field of medicine in the region and beyond, Dr. Didier was awarded the Saint Lucia Cross in 2015/