The Last Case

"The Last Case" features the smallpox epidemic in Somalia, in this series of short documentaries entitled Vignette; produced between 1979-1980.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / Vignette
• Video Length: 00:07:00
• Production Date: 1 January 1979
• Asset Language: English
• Subject Topical: DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH PROGRAMMES; HEALTH SERVICES; VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
• Geographic Subject: SOMALIA
• MAMS Id: 2104797
• Parent Id: 839235

Description

A young man in Somalia could be the last victim of one of the most devastating diseases in human history - SMALLPOX. To ensure that he is the last, 20,000 people in the town of Merka must be vaccinated in a week’s time. The World Health Organization launched its smallpox zero campaign a dozen years ago. Step by step, it has traced and eradicated the disease to one country - one town – and hopefully one man.

• Scripts: File; 585 VIGNETTE SERIES THE LAST CASE SCRIPT 1979.pdf (254.88 KB); File; 585 VIGNETTE SERIES THE LAST CASE SYNOPSIS 1979.pdf (37.43 KB)