“My dear Gorgas, Instead of being simply satisfied to make friends and draw your pay, it is worth doing your duty, to the best of your ability, for duty’s sake; and in doing this, while the indolent sleep, you may accomplish something that will be of real value to humanity. Your good friend, Reed Dr. Walter Reed encouraging Dr. William Gorgas who went on to make history eradicating Yellow Fever in Havana, 1902 and Panama, 1906, liberating the entire North American continent from centuries of Yellow Fever epidemics.” FriendshipLeadershipDutyEncouragementMedicineLoyaltyGreat MenTeamworkHuman ConditionHeroesEncouragement QuotesDiligenceDoing The Right ThingEpidemicsPublic HealthMosquitoesPerserveranceEbolaFriendship True And LoyalComradeshipDisease ControlMedical HistoryYellow FeverMalaria EradicationPerserverance QuotesYellow Fever EradicationWalter Reed Book:Sanitation in Panama Source: Sanitation in Panama
“The entire world has benefited and prospered since the decisive defeat of Yellow Fever, an unconventional and far-reaching military victory derived from the field medical discoveries of U.S. Army Major Dr. Walter Reed, designed and carried out by U.S. Army Major Dr. William Gorgas with the overall support under the command of U.S. Army General Leonard Wood.” SuccessHeroesPublic HealthMosquitoesHumanitarian InterventionDisease ControlMedical HistoryYellow Fever EradicationVector ControlWalter ReedLeonard WoodU S ArmyWliiam Crawford Gorgas Author:T.K. Naliaka
“Havana, Cuba, in which city yellow fever had not failed to make its yearly appearance during the past one hundred and forty years... Havana was freed from yellow fever within ninety days. Dr. Walter Reed, 1902” SuccessScienceHealthQuality Of LifeEpidemicsPublic HealthMosquitoesDiscoveriesLife SavingMedical HistoryYellow FeverGame ChangersTransformativeEradicationAedes AegyptiVector ControlWalter ReedMosquito TheoryUs Army Medical Corps Author:Walter Reed