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Leader in smallpox eradication, Dr. William Foege, dies at 89
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- In 1966, as a 29-year-old CDC epidemiologist in Nigeria, he devised the vaccination strategy that ultimately led to the global eradication of smallpox.
- Foege helped launch The Task Force for Child Survival to boost immunization worldwide, creating a coalition of WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank, UNDP and the Rockefeller Foundation.
- Obama awarded Foege the Medal of Freedom in 2012, highlighting his lasting impact on national and global health.
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