Smallpox Eradication Declared
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Date
May 08, 1980
Type
World
Author
htristian82
Location
Geneva,
Geneva,
Switzerland
Categories
Science & Technology
Event Details
On May 8, 1980, the World Health Assembly officially declared the world free of smallpox. This achievement followed a global vaccination campaign led by the WHO.
It is the first and only human disease to be completely eradicated, standing as one of the greatest triumphs of public health and international cooperation.