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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William H. FoegePublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 21 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780520268364ISBN 10: 0520268369 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 06 June 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword by Carmen Hooker Odom and Samuel L. Milbank Foreword by David J. Sencer Preface Part One. Africa: Identifying the Key Strategy 1. A Loathsome Disease 2. A Succession of Mentors 3. Practicing Public Health in Nigeria 4. Fire Line around a Virus 5. Extinguishing Smallpox in a Time of War Part Two. India: Meeting the Challenge of Eradication 6. Under the Rule of Variola 7. Unwarranted Optimism 8. A Gorgeous Coalition 9. Rising Numbers, Refining Strategy 10. Water on a Burning House 11. Smallpox Zero Conclusion Postscript Appendix: A Plan in the Event of Smallpox Bioterrorism Notes Glossary IndexReviewsDr. Foege's book ... remind[s] us how fragile life looks. --New York Times Bounces the reader along with him in his jeep, on motorbikes over rugged terrain and on bustling trains... (And) shows what can be accomplished when governments and thousands of health workers focus on a single objective. --Wall Street Journal [Foege] writes a mixture of memoir, dry public health guide and riveting tale of an all-consuming mission. --New Scientist A readable and thorough account by a key player in this outstanding victory for public health. --Library Journal A reminder of the importance of preventive medicine. --Jama Dr. Foege's book ... remind[s] us how fragile life looks. --New York Times Bounces the reader along with him in his jeep, on motorbikes over rugged terrain and on bustling trains... (And) shows what can be accomplished when governments and thousands of health workers focus on a single objective. --Wall Street Journal [Foege] writes a mixture of memoir, dry public health guide and riveting tale of an all-consuming mission. --New Scientist A readable and thorough account by a key player in this outstanding victory for public health. --Library Journal 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. --Scienceblogs.com/The Guardian 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. --Scienceblogs.com/The Guardian 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. --Scienceblogs.com/The Guardian Bounces the reader along with him in his jeep, on motorbikes over rugged terrain and on bustling trains... (And) shows what can be accomplished when governments and thousands of health workers focus on a single objective. --Wall Street Journal Author InformationWilliam 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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