The Balmis Expedition: The world’s first international healthcare mission

Brian's Spain Domain

Oct 15 2023 | 00:20:22

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Show Notes

Back in 1803, Spain organized a mission to inoculate the inhabitants of its vast empire from the deadly disease smallpox. It was officially known as the Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition, or simply the Balmis Expedition, after the doctor who led the medical team. An ambitious project, it employed children to “carry” the vaccine during the […]

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