Lessons of the smallpox programme

Dr. Ciro De Quadros tells us here about the lessons that the global smallpox eradication programme can provide to the present-day global polio eradication initiative. In this regard, De Quadros underlines the importance of using information coming in from the field in order to re-organize local projects; operational adaptability was crucial to success and this is a lesson that managers of all public health projects should keep in mind.