Ethiopia, Yemen and Democratic Yemen
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The execution of successful eradication programmes was a challenge to all countries, but for those which in 1967 had only just begun to develop national infrastructures for health, transport and communication it presented a staggering problem . Ethiopia, with a population of 25 .5 million (in 1970), was by far the largest and most populous of countries in this category . Across the Red Sea lay the much smaller states of Yemen (population, 4.8 million) and Democratic Yemen, with its sparse population of 1 .5 million (Fig . 21 .1) . The problem was complicated by civil strife, which was present in all 3 countries either at the beginning or during the course of the Intensified Smallpox Eradication Programme . In 1967, smallpox was considered to be endemic in both Ethiopia and Yemen ; Democratic Yemen, which had reported no cases since 1961, was provisionally categorized as smallpox-free . Because health services were sparse and so few persons were routinely vaccinated, it was feared that the incidence of smallpox in Ethiopia and Yemen might be among the highest in the world ; CHAPTER 21
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