Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication
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The Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication was an international expert body convened to formally verify and declare the global eradication of smallpox.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Health Organization committee
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advisory body ⓘ health commission ⓘ international expert body ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease | smallpox ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | global eradication of smallpox ⓘ |
| composedOf |
epidemiologists
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international smallpox experts ⓘ public health officials ⓘ |
| confirmedStatus | absence of endemic smallpox transmission worldwide ⓘ |
| convenedBy | World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | international ⓘ |
| dateOfRecommendation | 1979-12 ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | formal certification of global smallpox eradication in 1980 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| field |
epidemiology
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infectious disease control ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1977 ⓘ |
| influenced | World Health Assembly Resolution WHA33.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfMeeting | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeStatement | smallpox had been eradicated as a naturally occurring disease ⓘ |
| mainSubject | smallpox eradication ⓘ |
| notableWork | final report on the global eradication of smallpox ⓘ |
| operatedWithinProgram | WHO Smallpox Eradication Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | regional commissions for the certification of smallpox eradication ⓘ |
| purpose |
to certify that smallpox transmission had been interrupted worldwide
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to verify the global eradication of smallpox ⓘ |
| resultedIn | World Health Assembly resolution certifying global smallpox eradication ⓘ |
| shortName | Global Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
final meeting in December 1979
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recommendation to certify global smallpox eradication ⓘ |
| task |
assess national and regional smallpox eradication reports
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recommend formal certification of smallpox eradication ⓘ review global smallpox surveillance data ⓘ |
| usedEvidenceFrom |
field investigations of suspected smallpox cases
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laboratory confirmation data ⓘ national smallpox surveillance systems ⓘ |
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World Health Organization smallpox eradication program
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