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Three former directors of the Global Smallpox Eradication Programme: Dr J Donald Millar, Dr William H Foege and Dr J Michael Lane, with the 'World Health' magazine, 1980. Centres for Disease Control / Smith Collection / Gado/ Getty
Three former directors of the Global Smallpox Eradication Programme: Dr J Donald Millar, Dr William H Foege and Dr J Michael Lane, with the 'World Health' magazine, 1980. Centres for Disease Control /Show more
Smallpox was wiped out – other diseases can be too
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Simon Bland is chief executive of the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), a global health institute based in Abu Dhabi
08 February, 2024