Sabin Vaccine Institute, Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Convene Smallpox Eradication Symposium

Global health dignitaries from 33 countries gather to share global health lessons, legacies and innovations post smallpox eradication

WASHINGTON -- Thirty years after the eradication of smallpox, global health policymakers, practitioners and advocates have gathered to discuss the massive campaign to eradicate humanity’s greatest killer and how the campaign’s lessons and legacies relate to current and future global health priorities. The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin), Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) convened the symposium, “Smallpox Eradication after 30 Years: Lessons, Legacies and Innovations,” today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

To read the full press release, visit the Sabin Vaccine Institute web site.

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Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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