House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox

William H. Foege

ISBN 10: 0520268369 / ISBN 13: 9780520268364

Published by University of California Press, 2011

About this Item

Tells how smallpox, a disease that killed, blinded, and scarred millions over centuries of human history, was completely eradicated in a spectacular triumph of medicine and public health. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406. . 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520268369
• ISBN 13: 9780520268364
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A story of courage and risk-taking, House on Fire tells how smallpox, a disease that killed, blinded, and scarred millions over centuries of human history, was completely eradicated in a spectacular triumph of medicine and public health. Part autobiography, part mystery, the story is told by a man who was one of the architects of a radical vaccination scheme that became a key strategy in ending the horrible disease when it was finally contained in India. In House on Fire, William H. Foege describes his own experiences in public health and details the remarkable program that involved people from countries around the world in pursuit of a single objective-eliminating smallpox forever. Rich with the details of everyday life, as well as a few adventures, House on Fire gives an intimate sense of what it is like to work on the ground in some of the world's most impoverished countries-and tells what it is like to contribute to programs that really do change the world.

About the Author

William H. Foege, Senior Fellow at the Gates Foundation, has held a succession of distinguished positions, including Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Professor and Health Policy Fellow at Emory University. Before becoming director of the CDC, he was chief of its Smallpox Eradication Program. Foege is the author of Global Health Leadership and Management.