Implementing a Global Health Programme

Smallpox and Nepal

Susan Heydon

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Manchester University Press
01 March 2025

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Public health & preventive medicine; History of medicine; Infectious & contagious diseases

Series: Social Histories of Medicine

Worldwide eradication of the devastating viral disease of smallpox was devised as a distant global policy, but success depended on implementing a global vaccination programme within nation states. How this was achieved remains relevant and topical for responding to today's global communicable disease challenges. The small and poor Himalayan kingdom of Nepal faced enormous geographical and infrastructure challenges if it was going to succeed in a nationwide vaccination programme. This book acknowledges the key role of the WHO but disrupts the top-down, centre-led standard narrative. Against a background of widespread internal political and social change, Nepal's programme was expanded, effectively decentralised and a vaccination strategy introduced that aligned with people's beliefs. Few foreign personnel were involved.

By: Susan Heydon
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781526176660
ISBN 10: 1526176661
Series: Social Histories of Medicine
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction 1 Writing Nepal into global smallpox history 2 Smallpox in Nepal 3 Nepal - A nation state 4 1963–64: Epidemic smallpox 5 Engaging global policy - From control to eradication 6 Vaccination and global strategies 7 A time of transition 8 Expanding nationwide 9 Success Conclusion: Implementing a global health programme - and making it work -- .

Susan Heydon is an Associate Professor in Social Pharmacy at the University of Otago