Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died. He was 89. Foege was director of the U.S.

A leader in the global fight against smallpox and a champion of vaccine science, William Foege died last Saturday ...

William Foege was called 'one of the best people I've ever met' by a friend and was credited with saving millions of lives by ...

His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He ...

William Foege, a Decorah-born physician who led the CDC and pioneered the strategy that helped eradicate smallpox, died Jan.

H. Foege, a former CDC director who helped eradicate smallpox and whose health work saved millions of lives, died Saturday in ...

In the early 1800s, Denmark’s government, medical community, church leaders and school teachers all united to promote the new smallpox vaccine, which led to a remarkably quick elimination of the disea ...

William Foege, who has died aged 89, was the epidemiologist responsible for devising a successful vaccination strategy in the ...

Dr William H. Foege, a legend in global public health, passed away on 24 January 2026. His life and legacy offer several ...

Foege also led efforts to end polio, and said in 2013 that the project was close to success. That victory, though, may be ...

William (Bill) Foege, credited by many for shepherding the smallpox eradication effort to completion, died Saturday at the ...

Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has ...