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D.A. Henderson, who helped eradicate smallpox, dies
D.A. Henderson, who helped eradicate smallpox, dies
There are few people in the field of global public health so well known that you merely need to utter two initials to evoke instant recognition.But to raise in conversation Dr. Donald Ainslee Henderson, the man who led the successful effort to eradicate smallpox, all anyone ever bothered to say was "D.A."Henderson, a few weeks shy of his 88th birthday, died late Friday of complications that arose after he recently fractured a hip.article continues after advertisementTowering in physical stature as well as in reputation, Henderson had a booming voice, which he used to great effect.He did not hesitate to express his views — even if they were not shared by others.
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D.A. Henderson, doctor who eradicated smallpox, dies
D.A. Henderson, doctor who eradicated smallpox, dies
Henderson, doctor who eradicated smallpox, diesDonald Henderson, an American doctor and public health official who led the successful global drive to wipe out smallpox in the 1960s and '70s, credited with saving tens of millions of lives, has died.Known as D.A., Henderson was a "giant" in public health, said Michael Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a position Henderson previously held.Henderson "led the World Health Organization's successful 10-year effort to eradicate smallpox, one of the greatest public health achievements in history," Klag said in a statement announcing his death on Friday."Smallpox is the only human disease ever to have been eradicated."
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D.A. Henderson, leader of campaign to eradicate smallpox, dead at 89
D.A. Henderson, leader of campaign to eradicate smallpox, dead at 89
BALTIMORE, Aug. 20 (UPI) — Donald Ainslie Henderson, a former dean of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who led the campaign to eradicate smallpox, died in Baltimore on Friday.Henderson, who was known as D.A., died following complications from a hip fracture at the age of 89 the UPMC Center for Health Security reported.Henderson truly changed the world for the better," Director of the UPMC Center for Health Security Tom Inglesby said."He led the effort to rid the world of smallpox.
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