A story of courage & risk-taking " House on Fire" tells how smallpox a disease that killed blinded & scarred millions over centuries of human history was completely eradicated in a spectacular triumph of medicine & public health Part autobiography part mystery the story is told by a man who was one of the architects of a radical vaccination scheme that became a key strategy in ending the horrible disease when it was finally contained in India In " House on Fire" William H Foege describes his own experiences in public health & details the remarkable program that involved people from countries around the world in pursuit of a single objective
- eliminating smallpox forever Rich with the details of everyday life as well as a few adventures " House on Fire" gives an intimate sense of what it is like to work on the ground in some of the world's most impoverished countries
- & tells what it is like to contribute to programs that really do change the world