World Health Assembly Resolution WHA19.38
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World Health Assembly Resolution WHA19.38 is the 1966 WHO directive that launched and authorized the global intensified program to eradicate smallpox.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Health Assembly resolution
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international health policy instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
World Health Assembly
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World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionBodySession | Nineteenth World Health Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| authorizedProgram |
Intensified Smallpox Eradication Programme
NERFINISHED
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global smallpox eradication programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calledOn | WHO Member States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | certification of global smallpox eradication in 1980 ⓘ |
| diseaseTargeted | smallpox ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent WHA resolutions on smallpox eradication ⓘ |
| geographicalFocus | smallpox-endemic countries ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key policy step leading to global eradication of smallpox ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
WHO Secretariat
NERFINISHED
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World Health Organization Smallpox Eradication Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| launched | global intensified program to eradicate smallpox ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-binding resolution ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandated |
coordination of international smallpox eradication efforts
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intensification of smallpox eradication activities ⓘ support to endemic countries for smallpox eradication ⓘ |
| organizationConcerned | World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World Health Assembly resolutions on smallpox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | global disease eradication policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier WHO smallpox control initiatives ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | global eradication of smallpox ⓘ |
| requestedAction |
cooperate with WHO in smallpox eradication
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improve surveillance of smallpox ⓘ report smallpox cases to WHO ⓘ strengthen national smallpox vaccination programmes ⓘ |
| requires |
effective surveillance and containment of smallpox outbreaks
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mass vaccination against smallpox ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
allocation of additional WHO resources to smallpox eradication
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global Intensified Smallpox Eradication Programme starting in 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ increased international funding for smallpox eradication ⓘ strengthened global surveillance for smallpox ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
communicable disease control
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disease eradication ⓘ immunization ⓘ |
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