Following the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, celebrated annually on December 27, we look at how two renowned actors helped the UN health agency in 1959.
A singing legend, Mr. Sinatra lent his golden voice to the WHO for a UN Radio story, which tells the story of two polio victims in Indonesia, and the big Hollywood lord, Mr. Robinson, went in search of the “killer” malaria in northern Lebanon and beyond.
A health worker in Kenya holds vials of malaria vaccine that will be administered in a vaccination campaign.
Listen to UN Radio shows with Mr. Sinatra here and by Mr. Robinson here, part of our #ThrowbackThursday series showcasing epic moments from the UN's past, cultivated from 49,400 hours of video and 18,000 hours of audio recordings from the UN Audiovisual Library.
Catch up on our series here and watch UN videos Stories from the UN Archive playlist here. Join us next Thursday as we dive back into the story.
A worker sprays insecticide on surfaces in a shelter to control the spread of mosquitoes and mitigate the risk of malaria.
