Eradicating Smallpox in Ethiopia: Peace Corps Volunteers'

Eradicating Smallpox in Ethiopia: Peace Corps Volunteers' Accounts of Their Adventures, Challenges and Achievements

This book contains a wide variety of unique and perceptive stories about the experiences of the Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) who worked in the Smallpox Eradication Program (SEP) in Ethiopia between 1970 and 1975. There are 21 chapters, written by 15 former PCVs, Dr. D. A. Henderson, the Director of the World Health Organizationâ€™s (WHO) Global SEP, and Dr. Ciro de Quadros, WHO Epidemiologist in charge of field operations in Ethiopia. All of the stories provide insights into the personal, practical and technical aspects of the work. The PCVsâ€™ stories include vivid, first-hand descriptions of the living and working conditions in Ethiopia during the implementation of the SEP. The reader is given an insiderâ€™s view and understanding of what the PCVs were experiencing, accomplishing and thinking during the days when Ethiopia was reporting more smallpox cases than any other country in the world. Many of the authors also include stories about the inspired leadership of public health giants like Dr. Ciro de Quadros and Dr. D.A. Henderson. This book will be of interest to public health historians, as well as those working in the fields of public health, infectious diseases and sociology, and people who are curious about this historic achievement and the conditions in Ethiopia at the time.
Country USA
Manufacturer Peace Corps Writers
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781950444045
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Peace Corps Writers
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781950444045
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Eradicating Smallpox in Ethiopia: Peace Corps Volunteers' Accounts of Their Adventures, Challenges and Achievements

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