How was smallpox wiped out? | World Economic Forum It was eradicated by a collaborative global vaccination programme led by the World Health Organization The last known natural case was in Somalia in 1977 It was feared for millennia and among the most deadly diseases facing humankind but today smallpox is no more
7 deadly diseases the world has (almost) eradicated One was eradicated in 1999 and another has not been seen since 2012 Lymphatic filariasis Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, is caused by parasitic roundworms carried by mosquitoes and occurs in nearly 100 countries in Africa and Asia
Vaccines have killed off these deadly diseases In the United States, diseases that caused widespread misery and death in past centuries have been eradicated or almost eradicated Cases of diphtheria – a deadly disease that affects a person’s breathing – reduced 100% following the introduction of a vaccine
How can we eradicate tuberculosis? | World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests
Polio has re-emerged in places where it had been eradicated | World . . . The funding will go towards global efforts to eradicate polio, vaccination programmes, and surveillance of the disease “No place is safe until polio has been eradicated everywhere As long as the virus still exists somewhere in the world, it can spread – including in our own country
What makes a disease eradicable? | World Economic Forum Both smallpox and rinderpest were eradicated using vaccines However, vaccines have not been developed against every disease, so other methods like water decontamination, wound treatment and health education to block transmission can be used with great success as well – this is for example the measure to fight Guinea Worm disease
How can we eradicate poverty by 2030? | World Economic Forum Can the world end poverty by 2030, the target set by the United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development?The UN General Assembly recently reaffirmed this deadline but conceded that meeting it will require “accelerating global actions” to tackle poverty’s causes
Heres how Finland solved its homelessness problem In the last year in the UK, the number of people sleeping rough rose by 7% In Germany, the last two years saw a 35% increase in the number of homeless while in France, there has been an increase of 50% in the last 11 years
How can we eradicate poverty by 2030? | World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests