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ID#:

7124

Caption:

This 1968 photograph, which was taken during the National Communicable Disease Center (NCDC) refugee relief effort, at the time of the Nigerian-Biafran civil war, showed Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, Dr. Godfrey Oakley (center, green shirt), seated among members of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). The AFSC, a Quaker organization, carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. AFSC, which was stationed out of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, provided relief and reconstruction for both sides of the Nigerian-Biafran civil war. This group invented the Quak stick, which could quickly classify malnourished children. A Quak stick can be viewed, by visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Health Odyssey museum, located in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Dr. Lyle Conrad

Creation Date:

1968

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CDC Organization