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- William Herbert Foege (/ ˈfeɪɡi /; 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". From May 1977 to 1983, Foege served as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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William Herbert Foege (/ ˈ f eɪ ɡ i /; 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". From May 1977 to 1983, Foege served as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Dr. William H. Foege is a physician and epidemiologist well known for his global health contributions that led to the eradication of smallpox in the late 1970s. Dr. Foege was born March 12, 1936, in Decorah, Iowa.
Biography. William H. Foege, MD, MPH is an epidemiologist who worked in the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. Dr. Foege became Chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Smallpox Eradication Program, and was appointed director of CDC in 1977.
Senior Fellow, Health Policy. William H. Foege is an epidemiologist who worked in the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. Dr. Foege became chief of the Smallpox Eradication Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and was appointed director of the CDC in 1977.
A medical missionary, Dr. William Foege, was part of an effort to inoculate the people of West and Central Africa with smallpox vaccine. A shipment for mass vaccinations was due in a few months, but smallpox didn’t wait.
Oct 13, 2017 · Global Health Security. Dr. Bill Foege. Earlier this week, Bill Gates published a blog post about his global health mentor Dr. William (Bill) Foege, a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director and a legend in the world of public health. At 6 feet 7 inches, Dr. Foege is certainly tall. But fighting disease and poverty over ...
Jun 8, 2006 · William H. Foege is an epidemiologist who worked in the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. Dr. Foege became Chief of the CDC Smallpox Eradication Program, and was appointed director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in 1977.
