Abstract

VEIGA DE CABO, Jorge; FUENTE DIEZ, Elena de la  and  MARTIN RODERO, Helena. La Real Expedición Filantrópica de la vacuna (1803 - 1810). Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2007, vol.53, n.209, pp.71-84. ISSN 1989-7790.

One of the most important medical achievements made in the eighteenth century was the Philanthropic Expedition of the Vaccine. Due to its complexity and difficulty it was one of the most important Public Health undertakings in history. It was the outcome of a series of historical, social and health advances that converged in creating one of the earliest international programs for the expansion of the smallpox vaccine, creating centres for the production, storage and distribution of the vaccine together with technical training programs aimed at maintaining population vaccination campaigns.

Keywords : Philanthropic Expedition of the Vaccine; Vaccine; Smallpox; Immunization; Balmis; Salvany; Health Programmes; Public Health; Orphanage; Foundling Hospitals.

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