Era milestone year places a health achievement in the year it actually happened. Wikipedia notes that "the World Health Organization certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980," a single year that closed a campaign fought for decades. Browsing by year sets a milestone in the wider timeline of health history.
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Era of Emergence Era (Milestone Year)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Global Health
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In 1948, the member states of the newly formed United Nations gathered to create the World Health Organization.
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