Smallpox Eradication Program

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_policy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Global Smallpox Eradication Programme
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkbp:endDate 1980
gptkbp:finalCaseDate 1977
gptkbp:finalCaseLocation gptkb:Somalia
gptkbp:finalCaseReported Ali Maow Maalin
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:World_Health_Organization
member states of WHO
gptkbp:goal eradication of smallpox
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Smallpox Eradication Program
gptkbp:impact saved millions of lives
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:William_Foege
Donald Henderson
gptkbp:legacy model for future disease eradication efforts
gptkbp:method mass vaccination
surveillance and containment
gptkbp:notableAchievement first disease eradicated by human effort
gptkbp:officialDeclarationDate May 8, 1980
gptkbp:precededBy regional smallpox control programs
gptkbp:region global
gptkbp:result eradication of smallpox
gptkbp:startDate 1966
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Donald_Ainslie_Henderson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8