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Smallpox Eradication
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The 1980 declaration by the World Health Organization that smallpox had been eradicated worldwide, the only human disease eliminated entirely through deliberate public health action, following a global vaccination campaign, and standing as the field's own strongest proof that coordinated intervention can end a disease permanently.
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Milestone Year Milestone Date LocationWorldwide; certified by the World Health Assembly in Geneva 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. World Health Organization Official Site
1. World Health Organization Official Site
World Health OrganizationWHA33.3 resolution document pageQuote, WHA33.3 resolution document page
WHA33.3 8 May 1980 Publication
1. World Health Organization Official Site
World Health OrganizationCredited To: World Health OrganizationView the Source 1. World Health Organization Official Site
1. World Health Organization Official Site
World Health OrganizationAssociated With: Mass Vaccination CampaignView the Source Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Website
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAssociated With: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, About page, smallpox lineQuote, Associated With: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, About page, smallpox line
Since 1916, our people have eradicated smallpox, made water safe to drink, uncovered the dangers of tobacco, and contained the spread of HIV.
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