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The Evidence for Health and Well-being in Context (EHC) team at the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe invites you to the final webinar in the Culture & Health webinar series 2019<http://www.euro.who.int/en/data-and-evidence/cultural-contexts-of-health/webinars>, on Tuesday 5 November (13.00-14.00 CET, 12.00-13.00 GMT). The webinar is organized by our WHO Collaborating Centre, the Centre for Global Health Histories<https://www.york.ac.uk/history/global-health-histories/> at the University of York, UK. The webinar will be live streamed<http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/events/events/2019/11/culture-and-health-webinar-series-2019-200-million-lives-saved-smallpox-eradication-40-years-on/watch-the-webinar-live-and-ask-questions> and online audiences can ask questions and participate by going to www.sli.do<http://www.sli.do/> (search event code #whoch). Please do circulate this invitation to anyone who might be interested in this webinar. Many thanks and best wishes, Nils, Andrea and Liliana Culture & Health webinar series 2019 200 million lives saved: Smallpox eradication 40 years on Tuesday 5 November 2019 13.00-14.00 CET, 12.00-13.00 GMT+1 Location: University of York, UK Further information and live webcast link: http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/events/events/2019/11/culture-and-health-webinar-series-2019-200-million-lives-saved-smallpox-eradication-40-years-on In December 1979, an independent, international committee declared the world free of smallpox - an achievement many had considered impossible. Smallpox had been one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity. Based on its large death toll, it is estimated that the successful eradication of the disease has saved 200 million lives. Vaccination campaigns, surveillance and prevention measures were combined to eradicate smallpox by containing epidemic hotspots and better informing affected populations about the disease. This required the sustained collaboration of countries and international actors. This webinar will involve former smallpox eradicators and historians to present a multifaceted and nuanced view of the sociocultural contexts that made the eradication dream a reality. It will explore how eradication approaches were tailored in different contexts, and what contemporary public health practitioners and policy-makers can learn from the story of smallpox eradication. The webinar will be live streamed here<http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/events/events/2019/11/culture-and-health-webinar-series-2019-200-million-lives-saved-smallpox-eradication-40-years-on/watch-the-webinar-live-and-ask-questions>. Online audiences can interact and ask questions by going to www.sli.do<http://www.sli.do/> and entering the event code #whoch ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MERSENNE list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MERSENNE&A=1