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WHO Country Office in the Czech Republic,
an Anniversary Exhibition THE DEATH OF SMALLPOX
The exhibition
takes place in the Historical building of the National Museum
Open:
SMALLPOX – NEVER MORE Smallpox is an acute contagious disease, which has most probably haunted the mankind long time before the pharaohs. Severe flu-like disease was accompanied by fevers, rash and excruciating pains. Mortality fluctuated between 20 to 30 per cent and patients were slowly dying in pains and fully aware of their desperate state. Those, who survived, often ended up blemished or blind. Deaths attributed to smallpox exceed the number of all war victims historically. World Health Organization (WHO) has stood up to this challenge and through aimed global programme succeeded in eradicating the disease. WHO played a unique role in the global fight against variola – not only that it secured mobilisation of resources and material support (including vaccines and transportation), but the Organization also coordinated the entire eradication effort worldwide. Altogether, about 250 thousand men and women contributed to national eradication programmes. During the intensive eradication period, there were up to 700 WHO experts working in individual affected countries. Czech and Slovak doctors, led by Professor Karel Raška, also significantly contributed to this achievement. Participation of our epidemiologists has been highly appreciated by both World Health Organization and the affected Member States. The aim of this exhibition is to inform our general and expert public about this unprecedented success of the World Health Organization and Czech and Slovak epidemiology.
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