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Anti-Tuberculosis - 0.35 somalo

The Anti-Tuberculosis Campaign (Campagna Antitubercolare 1957) was a major public health and preventative medicine initiative coordinated across the Trust Territory in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. Following the widespread post-war introduction of the BCG vaccine and mobile radiographic screening units, the campaign focused on curbing pulmonary tuberculosis, expanding rural medical dispensaries, and providing specialized pediatric care to reduce infant and maternal mortality. The semi-postal airmail issue features a warm portrait of a Somali mother cradling her healthy child, set against a dual-color frame. The postal surcharge (+0.20 So.) directly funded national healthcare infrastructure, sanatoriums, and clinical field teams, symbolizing humanitarian progress, family welfare, and international public health cooperation in pre-independence Somalia.