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Fred L. Soper and Amaral Machado in the doorway of the Health Department building, Bahia, Brazil
Fred L. Soper and Amaral Machado in the doorway of the Health Department building, Bahia, Brazil
In 1934, Dr. Sawyer made another trip to Brazil to inspect yellow fever control activities, including an investigation of a puzzling outbreak of the disease in a rural region. The Yellow Fever Service was run collaboratively by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Brazilian government. Local public health officials were key personnel in this program.. NOTE: The left half of the original photograph is washed out, and lighter than the right half.
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