Smallpox Eradication 'Greatest Public Health Triumph' - WHO Director-General

Publisher:
World Health Organization
Publication Date:
8 May 2020
Tags:
Africa, Health and Medicine, International Organizations and Africa

As we reflect today on the eradication of #smallpox 40 years ago, the greatest public health triumph in history, we're reminded of what is possible when nations come together to confront a common foe, to confront a common enemy.

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