Eradicating Smallpox in South Asia

The last recorded case of naturally occurring variola major smallpox was in 1975 with Rahima Banu in Bangladesh. The eradication of smallpox was a remarkable achievement led by public health workers in South Asia. Dr. Céline Gounder created a podcast, 'Epidemic: Eradicating Smallpox,' to tell the stories of those involved in battling smallpox nearly 50 years ago.