Donald Henderson

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Donald Henderson
UPMC Center for Health Security

Donald Ainslie Henderson (September 7, 1928 – August 19, 2016) was an American medical doctor, educator, and

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.[2] Later, he played a leading role in instigating national programs for public health preparedness and response following biological attacks and national disasters.[3] At the time of his death, he was Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as Distinguished Scholar at the UPMC Center for Health Security.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Henderson was born in Ohio.

Canadian House of Commons.[8]

Henderson (first man on left) as part of the CDC's smallpox eradication team in 1966.

Henderson graduated from

Communicable Disease Center (now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—CDC). He earned an MPH degree in 1960 from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health (now the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health).[8]

Research and career

Eradication of smallpox

Henderson served as Chief of the CDC virus disease surveillance programs from 1960 to 1965, working closely with epidemiologist Alexander Langmuir. During this period, he and his unit developed a proposal for a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) program to eliminate smallpox and control measles during a 5-year period in 18 contiguous countries in western and central Africa.[9] This project was funded by USAID, with field operations beginning in 1967.[8]

The USAID initiative provided an important impetus to a

Guinea Worm disease; after 25 years, this objective is close to being achieved.[6][12]

Later work

From 1977 through August 1990, Henderson was Dean of the

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).[8] In 1998, he became the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, now the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.[4]

Following the

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response).[14][15][16] For this purpose, $3 billion was appropriated by Congress.[8]

In 2006, Henderson published an academic paper critical of social distancing as a pandemic measure, saying it would "result in significant disruption of the social functioning of communities and result in possibly serious economic problems".[17][18]

At the time of his death, he served as the Editor Emeritus of the academic journal Health Security (formerly Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science).[19]

Honors and awards

Seventeen universities conferred honorary degrees on Henderson.[36]

Selected publications

Personal life

Henderson married Nana Irene Bragg in 1951.[7][22] The couple had a daughter and two sons, whom they raised in Atlanta, Georgia and Geneva, Switzerland.[22][36] He died at Gilchrist Hospice, Towson, Maryland, at the age of 87, after fracturing his hip.[7][36][37]

References

  1. ^ Sinha, Paul (15 June 2017). Episode 1 (season 3). Paul Sinha's History Revision (Radio Broadcast). BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ Deans of the Bloomberg School. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. ^ D. A. Henderson to Direct New Office of Public Health Preparedness CIDRAP News. November 6, 2001. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Our Staff: D. A. Henderson, MD, MPH. UPMC Center for Health Security. 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015, 2015". Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. ^ Donald Henderson – Faculty Directory | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "Donald Henderson - Faculty Directory | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health". Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-10-20.. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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  7. ^ a b c Williams, John. "D.A. Henderson, the former dean of Bloomberg School of Public Health credited with eradicating smallpox, dies". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Henderson, D.A. Smallpox: The Death of a Disease. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2009. p. 21.
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  10. ^ Health Topics: Smallpox. World Health Organization. 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015
  11. ^ Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals: National Programmes and Systems. World Health Organization. 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  12. ^ Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals: The Expanded Programme on Immunization. World Health Organization. 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  13. ^ The Other Time a U.S. President Withheld WHO Funds. JHSPH. April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  14. ^ D. A. Henderson to Direct New Office of Public Health Preparedness. CIDRAP News. November 6, 2001. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  15. ^ HHS Historical Highlights. US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  16. ^ Statement of Tommy G. Thompson: Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. Washington, DC: Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services; 2015. "Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary, HHS". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2017-09-09.. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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    . Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  18. ^ "Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza". DocumentCloud. November 2006. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  19. ^ Health Security: Editorial Board, Mary Ann Liebert Inc., retrieved 22 August 2016
  20. ^ "Previous Medal Winners. Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Retrieved August 24, 2015". Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  21. ^ Public Welfare Medal. National Academy of Sciences. 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  22. ^ a b c "Donald Henderson, epidemiologist who helped to eradicate smallpox – obituary", The Telegraph, 21 August 2016, retrieved 22 August 2016
  23. ^ The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details – Donald A. Henderson. National Science Foundation. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  24. ^ Laureates of the Japan Prize: The 1988 (4th) Japan Prize. The Japan Prize Foundation. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  25. ^ "jThe Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award". Sabin Vaccine Institute. 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  26. ^ Anniversary Discourse & Awards. The New York Academy of Medicine. Archived 2011-02-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
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  28. ^ "The Chiefs Order. Clan Henderson Society. 2013". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
  29. ^ President Bush Announced the Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. White House Office of the Press Secretary. June 21, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  30. ^ Bush Honors 12 with Presidential Medal of Freedom. The New York Times. July 9, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2015
  31. ^ President Ma Bestows Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon on Professor Donald A. Henderson of University of Pittsburgh. Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan). July 4, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  32. ^ "Republic of China (Taiwan) Honors D. A. Henderson. UPMC Center for Health Security. July 8, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2015". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  33. ^ "Biography of Laureate. Prince Mahidol Award Foundation". Archived from the original on January 3, 2017.
  34. ^ The Announcement for the Prince Mahidol Award 2014. Prince Mahidol Award Foundation. November 6, 2014. Archived 2017-01-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  35. ^ "Dr. Charles Merieux Award for Achievement in Vaccinology and Immunology. National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Retrieved August 24, 2015". Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  36. ^ a b c Donald Ainslee Henderson, 1928-2016, UPMC Center for Health Security, 20 August 2016, archived from the original on 26 August 2016, retrieved 22 August 2016
  37. ^ Archives Reference: The Donald A. Henderson Collection in the Institute of the History of Medicine Library at Johns Hopkins spans his career in smallpox eradication, including newspaper articles, honors, biographical material, lecture notes, speeches, and correspondence as well as medals and other awards.

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