Chronology of Events
1974-1977 |
Roughly US$
1.36 billion, half in the form of international loans and half from national
funds was invested in water and sewage systems. |
1977 |
WHO launched
the Expanded Program of Immunization to provide
immunization services for all children of the world by 1990 against diphtheria,
tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, measles, and tuberculosis. |
1977 |
WHO Resolution
– main target for the remainder of the century would be the attainment
by all citizens of the world by the year 2000 of a level of health that
would permit them to lead socially and economically productive life. |
1979 |
Global
Eradication of Smallpox – announced by WHO |
1980 |
Developed framework
for the Organization’s and the countries’ health program for the remainder
of the century –
Health for All
by the Year 2000 Strategies and
Plan of Action
for Health for All by the Year 2000 |
1981 |
Identification
of a new threat to human health – Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
1982 |
XXI
Pan American Sanitary Conference
Dr. Carlyle Guerra de Macedo of Brazil
elected Director |