Destroy the Insects That Carry Disease (Arabic poster distributed in Amman)
An Arabic public-health poster from Jordan. Four circles with arrows show a flea, a louse, a mosquito and a fly, beside large red lettering that reads 'Destroy the carriers of disease: the insects'. The tell is fear-appeal: the poster names four insects as disease carriers and calls on viewers to destroy them, with no further explanation on the sheet.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- February 19, 1957
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Jordan Ministry of Health with American Operations Mission in Jordan; U.S. Information Agency (USIA), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- Theme
- Health
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, February 19, 1957. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6948737, 306-PPB-10).
Text on the object
أهلكوا ناقلات المرض من الحشرات المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية – وزارة الصحة الخدمة الفنية للصحة والنظافة بعثة العمل الاميركية في الأردن – ١٩٥٧
Destroy the carriers of disease among the insects. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - Ministry of Health Technical Service for Health and Sanitation American Operations Mission in Jordan - 1957
