Smallpox Vaccination Research Paper
Introduction:
Czechoslovakia was a country in central Europe that declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire on October 28th 1918. In 1945, Czechoslovakia was taken over by communism. This was quite easy, as the red army had already taken over much of the country. So. At this point, in 1959, Czechoslovakia was a communist state with a centrally planned economy. Smallpox, an extremely infectious human - borne disease, had infected 50 million people worldwide by 1959, however, in Czechoslovakia, the disease had been eradicated in 1924.
Topic #1: Implementing intensified smallpox vaccination programs
The smallpox vaccine was invented in 1798 by Edward Jenner, and it offers protection from the disease for 3 - 5 years from the
first dose. The second dose provides much longer immunity. The delegate of Czechoslovakia would like to see the WHO execute the resolution proposed by the USSR, as Czechoslovakia is willing to help fund the project, and hopes that other countries are willing to as well, especially greater powers, such as the US, despite being in the middle of the cold war. The delegate of Czechoslovakia believes that, in order to fund this project, the WHO should designate a certain amount for each country to contribute based on their own GDP, as countries with a much higher GDP should not have to contribute the same amount as countries with a higher GDP. As for training the vaccinators, the UN should have a training program open to health professionals willing to volunteer, sponsored by the UN itself, as the countries contributing to the project would have already funded the US $897.77 million for the vaccines.
Topic #2: Aiding the development of vaccination in third world countries
The delegate of Czechoslovakia does believe that in times such as this, where a worldwide epidemic as dangerous as this has sprung up, the WHO, should be allowed to overrule a government’s internal policy in order to eradicate smallpox by implementing vaccination programs in the country in need of them. In any other scenario, this would be unacceptable, however, where many people are dying from this fatal disease, the delegate of Czechoslovakia is certain that the WHO should be allowed full control over a government's internal policy. The UN should be responsible to train any workers sent into these countries and should also be responsible for the quality of the workers vaccinating people in these countries. In order to have a good relationship between the health care workers and family caregivers, the UN could send ambassadors to build a better relationship between these two groups in these dark times, or, if translators were sent as well as the health care workers, perhaps the two groups could have social meetings to get to know each other better. Lastly, as for statistics, it is very difficult to gather accurate data, as in many developing countries, the population very vastly spread out, making it more difficult to have an accurate census. In order to overcome this hurdle, it may be easier to obtain sample data from rural areas rather than census data, although it may not be as accurate.
Topic #3: The Development of an Eradication Strategy
Again, the delegate of Czechoslovakia believes that the finalization of the draft resolution created by the USSR is the best way to eradicate smallpox, as it is realistic, cost effective, and timely. If the WHO receives funding from all countries participating in this assembly based on their GDP, then the project should be started very quickly. The goals of the eradication strategy should be the following: to eradicate smallpox by 1961, to vaccinate developing countries quickly, to enforce quarantine policies in developing countries, and to keep all operations within a reasonable budget.
Czechoslovakia was a country in central Europe that declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire on October 28th 1918. In 1945, Czechoslovakia was taken over by communism. This was quite easy, as the red army had already taken over much of the country. So. At this point, in 1959, Czechoslovakia was a communist state with a centrally planned economy. Smallpox, an extremely infectious human - borne disease, had infected 50 million people worldwide by 1959, however, in Czechoslovakia, the disease had been eradicated in 1924.
Topic #1: Implementing intensified smallpox vaccination programs
The smallpox vaccine was invented in 1798 by Edward Jenner, and it offers protection from the disease for 3 - 5 years from the
first dose. The second dose provides much longer immunity. The delegate of Czechoslovakia would like to see the WHO execute the resolution proposed by the USSR, as Czechoslovakia is willing to help fund the project, and hopes that other countries are willing to as well, especially greater powers, such as the US, despite being in the middle of the cold war. The delegate of Czechoslovakia believes that, in order to fund this project, the WHO should designate a certain amount for each country to contribute based on their own GDP, as countries with a much higher GDP should not have to contribute the same amount as countries with a higher GDP. As for training the vaccinators, the UN should have a training program open to health professionals willing to volunteer, sponsored by the UN itself, as the countries contributing to the project would have already funded the US $897.77 million for the vaccines.
Topic #2: Aiding the development of vaccination in third world countries
The delegate of Czechoslovakia does believe that in times such as this, where a worldwide epidemic as dangerous as this has sprung up, the WHO, should be allowed to overrule a government’s internal policy in order to eradicate smallpox by implementing vaccination programs in the country in need of them. In any other scenario, this would be unacceptable, however, where many people are dying from this fatal disease, the delegate of Czechoslovakia is certain that the WHO should be allowed full control over a government's internal policy. The UN should be responsible to train any workers sent into these countries and should also be responsible for the quality of the workers vaccinating people in these countries. In order to have a good relationship between the health care workers and family caregivers, the UN could send ambassadors to build a better relationship between these two groups in these dark times, or, if translators were sent as well as the health care workers, perhaps the two groups could have social meetings to get to know each other better. Lastly, as for statistics, it is very difficult to gather accurate data, as in many developing countries, the population very vastly spread out, making it more difficult to have an accurate census. In order to overcome this hurdle, it may be easier to obtain sample data from rural areas rather than census data, although it may not be as accurate.
Topic #3: The Development of an Eradication Strategy
Again, the delegate of Czechoslovakia believes that the finalization of the draft resolution created by the USSR is the best way to eradicate smallpox, as it is realistic, cost effective, and timely. If the WHO receives funding from all countries participating in this assembly based on their GDP, then the project should be started very quickly. The goals of the eradication strategy should be the following: to eradicate smallpox by 1961, to vaccinate developing countries quickly, to enforce quarantine policies in developing countries, and to keep all operations within a reasonable budget.