Search Details

Word: ofori (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Reservoir in Man. After Yaa got her shot, Paramount Chief Nana Kwame Ofori made a pronouncement that was officially translated: "This exercise will be given the maximum support." Dr. William H. Stewart, Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service, replied that it was a good thing so many countries were cooperating in an onslaught against two of the region's deadliest infectious diseases. Stewart pointed out that although Ghana has rung up a fine vaccination record recently, reported cases of smallpox have actually increased, because the disease has been imported by travelers visiting the country from other regions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Infectious Diseases: 100 Million Vaccinations | 1/26/1968 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | 3 | Next