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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_FoegeWilliam Foege - Wikipedia

    William Herbert Foege [1] ( / ˈfeɪɡi /; [2] fay-ghee; born March 12, 1936) is an American physician and epidemiologist who is credited with "devising the global strategy that led to the eradication of smallpox in the late 1970s". [3] From May 1977 to 1983, Foege served as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

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  2. www.amazon.com › House-Fire-Eradicate-SmallpoxHouse on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox (California ...

    Jun 6, 2011 · The story is told from William Foege's personal perspective and the writing style flows easily. William Foege is one of the most unknown remarkable men of science. Working originally as a missionary doctor in Nigeria, he discovered and scientifically proved the surveillance and containment method of vaccination that reduced the number of people ...

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  3. www.amazon.com › Fears-Rich-Needs-Poor-Years › dpThe Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the Poor: My Years at the CDC

    May 1, 2018 · The Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the Poor is a revealing account of the CDC’s development by its former director, public health luminary William H. Foege. Dr. Foege tells the stories of pivotal moments in public health, including the eradication of smallpox (made possible due in part to Foege’s research) and the discovery of Legionnaires ...

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    Summary. House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox is a memoir written by William H. Foege, the physician best known for developing the strategy of ring-vaccination in the eradication of smallpox. Concisely put by New Scientist, his book is “a mixture of memoir, dry public health guide, and riveting tale of an all-consuming mission.”.

  6. www.milbank.org › publications › house-on-fire-theHouse on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox | Milbank ...

    May 7, 2024 · [The] smallpox campaign in West Africa, described by Dr. William H. Foege in his new book House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox (University of California Press), was so successful that it became the World Health Organization program through which Dr. Henderson, Dr. Foege and thousands of others eradicated smallpox from the world.”—

  7. www.goodreads.com › list › 3103124Books by William H. Foege (Author of House on Fire) - Goodreads

    Refresh and try again. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . William H. Foege has 13 books on Goodreads with 3800 ratings. William H. Foege’s most popular book is House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox (Vol...

  8. www.ucpress.edu › book › 9780520274471House on Fire by William H. Foege - Paperback - University of ...

    House on Fire The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox. by William H. Foege (Author) June 2011; First Edition; Hardcover $54.95, £46.00 Paperback $24.95, £21.00 eBook $24.95, £21.00; Series California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public; Title Details. Rights: Available worldwide Pages: 240 ISBN: 9780520274471 Trim Size: 6 x 9