Smallpox: posters
Smallpox and chickenpox
Poster showing the stages of rash for both smallpox and chickenpox. The poster was prepared in 1970 to help newly recruited staff to recognize the differences between the rashes for each disease. The text and drawings at the bottom give simple guidance to distinguish the signs and symptoms of smallpox from those of chickenpox.
Target zero
WHO poster published in 1972. It coincided with the launching of what was termed the "final phase", which, at that time, was optimistically expected to result in eradication by the summer 1974.
No return
WHO poster published in 1975 for World Health Day.
Reward for finding a confirmed case of smallpox
Poster produced by WHO in mid-1978, publicizing the reward of US$ 1000 for finding a confirmed case of smallpox.
Celebrating the eradication of smallpox in Somalia
Poster celebrating the certification of the eradication of smallpox in Somalia, and consequently, in the world, 1979.
Activities in Ethiopia
Ethiopian poster illustrating the activities of the Smallpox Eradication Programme, 1970s.