Smallpox, Big Achievement: Lessons from Disease Eradication - Dr. Bill Foege

Over 40 years ago smallpox was eradicated from the planet, representing the first time in history that an infectious disease was defeated. On May 4, 2022, the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) welcomed Dr. Bill Foege, former Chief of the Smallpox Eradication Program and CDC Director, to reflect on his pivotal role in eradicating a disease that was estimated to have killed 300 million people in the 20th century, how this work fits into the larger context of key chapters in the history of global health, and what lessons we can learn to address COVID-19 and future pandemics. For more information on other videos in this series, please visit: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqHnHG5X2PXAv0ijrho6guP_hYPAEk3NK

YIGH launched the Global Health Conversation Series as a moderated forum for the Yale community and alumni to listen to and learn from some of today’s pivotal decision-makers in the world of global health and the COVID-19 pandemic. The series is generously supported by the George Herbert Walker, Jr. Lecture Fund in International Studies at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale. To learn more, please visit https://medicine.yale.edu/yigh/

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