Smallpox and polio eradication in India: comparative histories and lessons for contemporary policy

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Autor(a) principal: Bhattacharya,Sanjoy
Data de Publicação: 2011
Outros Autores: Dasgupta,Rajib
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (Online)
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Resumo: This article argues that a detailed examination of factors contributing to the development of complex structures and strategies for smallpox eradication in South Asia in the 1970s can provide fruitful indications for the reformulation of the national chapters of the global polio eradication programme in this region. There is a magnificent archive in the WHO's Geneva offices, which details how smallpox eradication outbreaks were located and then contained in cities, small towns and remote rural areas in this region, by teams of international workers working closely with local officials. A systematic assessment of the global smallpox eradication efforts indicates parallels between the early stages of the global smallpox eradication programme and the present situation of the polio campaign; as we will see here, it can also provide useful indicators for future action in South Asia and beyond.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Smallpox and polio eradication in India: comparative histories and lessons for contemporary policy
title Smallpox and polio eradication in India: comparative histories and lessons for contemporary policy
spellingShingle Smallpox and polio eradication in India: comparative histories and lessons for contemporary policy
Bhattacharya,Sanjoy
Global health history
Smallpox eradication
Polio eradication
Indian public health
Vaccines
title_short Smallpox and polio eradication in India: comparative histories and lessons for contemporary policy
title_full Smallpox and polio eradication in India: comparative histories and lessons for contemporary policy
title_fullStr Smallpox and polio eradication in India: comparative histories and lessons for contemporary policy
title_full_unstemmed Smallpox and polio eradication in India: comparative histories and lessons for contemporary policy
title_sort Smallpox and polio eradication in India: comparative histories and lessons for contemporary policy
author Bhattacharya,Sanjoy
author_facet Bhattacharya,Sanjoy
Dasgupta,Rajib
author_role author
author2 Dasgupta,Rajib
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bhattacharya,Sanjoy
Dasgupta,Rajib
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Global health history
Smallpox eradication
Polio eradication
Indian public health
Vaccines
topic Global health history
Smallpox eradication
Polio eradication
Indian public health
Vaccines
description This article argues that a detailed examination of factors contributing to the development of complex structures and strategies for smallpox eradication in South Asia in the 1970s can provide fruitful indications for the reformulation of the national chapters of the global polio eradication programme in this region. There is a magnificent archive in the WHO's Geneva offices, which details how smallpox eradication outbreaks were located and then contained in cities, small towns and remote rural areas in this region, by teams of international workers working closely with local officials. A systematic assessment of the global smallpox eradication efforts indicates parallels between the early stages of the global smallpox eradication programme and the present situation of the polio campaign; as we will see here, it can also provide useful indicators for future action in South Asia and beyond.
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