William H. Foege

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William H. Foege is an American epidemiologist and former CDC director renowned for his pivotal role in developing the global strategy that led to the eradication of smallpox.


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instanceOf academic
author
epidemiologist
human
public health official
public health physician
awardReceived Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Award for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Public Welfare Medal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1936-03-12
educatedAt Harvard School of Public Health
Loma Linda University
Pacific Lutheran University
employer Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Carter Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Emory University
familyName Foege
fieldOfWork epidemiology
infectious disease control
public health
givenName William
hasHonorificName William H. Foege Fellowship in Global Health
William H. Foege Global Health Building at the University of Washington
hasWritten House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
influenced global immunization programs
polio eradication strategies
memberOf American Public Health Association
National Academy of Medicine
name William H. Foege
notableFor development of global smallpox eradication strategy
leadership at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
work on smallpox surveillance and containment
notableWork smallpox eradication surveillance-containment strategy
occupation epidemiologist
physician
public health administrator
university teacher
placeOfBirth Decorah, Iowa
positionHeld Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
workLocation Atlanta, Georgia
Seattle, Washington


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