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ID#:

8145

Caption:

This is a photographic portrait of William H. Foege, MD, MPH, former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director from 1977 - 1983. While in office, Dr. Foege worked to expand the agency's mission to include injury, violence, and chronic diseases, in addition to infectious disease monitoring and prevention. While in office, Dr. Foege worked to expand the agency's mission to include injury, violence, and chronic diseases, in addition to infectious disease monitoring and prevention. Dr. Foege was also instrumental in ending the natural occurrence of smallpox in West Africa. He was tapped to direct the CDC’s contribution to worldwide eradication of the disease from 1969 - 1973, which was finally achieved in 1979. For an earlier portrait of Dr. Foege, see PHIL 8144.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ James Gathany

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Photo Credit:

James Gathany

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CDC Organization