By David E. Marcinko MBBS DPM MBA
Donald Henderson, an American doctor and public health official who led the successful global drive to wipe out smallpox in the 1960s and ’70s, credited with saving tens of millions of lives, has died. He was 87.

[Donald Henderson MD]

[Vaccination Scar]
Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initiative
Dr. Henderson was founder of The Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initiative [JHVI] which promotes collaborative and interdisciplinary vaccine research, education, and implementation efforts to improve health worldwide.
Assessment
The JHVI is a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health affiliate in my home town of Baltimore, MD.
Conclusion
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