Donald Henderson - The guardian of millions of lives in the 21st century

All children born after 1977, who enjoyed a childhood vaccination program, owed Henderson a thank you.

In 2016, we must witness the eternal departure of many characters, who in their lives have left to humanity the faint heritage: Liz Smith Actress, Prince musician, male actor Gene Wilder . and just last week was the "Last Christmas" vocalist, George Michael left on Christmas day.

However, among those that everyone knows, there is another great death forgotten. That's Dr. Donald Henderson , who died at the age of 87 on August 19, 2016.

Doctor Donald Henderson.

Who is he?

Dr. Henderson is an American epidemiologist. He led a 10-year campaign of the World Health Organization (WHO), helping mankind to completely control and eradicate smallpox.

In the 20th century, smallpox was called "disaster of the world" , it killed more than 300 million people. However, under the leadership of Henderson, WHO has turned smallpox into the first disease that humans can eradicate. He also launched the worldwide vaccination program for children .

The world owes Dr. Henderson millions of lives in the 21st century. And all the babies born after 1977, enjoying a childhood vaccination program , owe something to Henderson.

Dr. Henderson examined the vaccination scar in an Ethiopian girl's hand.

On August 19, 2016, Dr. Henderson breathed his last breath in a nursing home in Maryland. He suffered from a fracture complication in staphylococcus-resistant staphylococcus infection .

Like the singer George Michael died on Christmas Day, as a fate, Henderson also left because of staphylococcus-resistant staphylococcus, the agent he studied and warned about its danger.