Rotary Kicks Off Major Fundraising Drive To Eradicate Polio - World Health Organization Declares Polio Eradication Top Operational Priority

In the final push to rid the world of a crippling and potentially fatal disease that has plagued humankind throughout history, Rotary International launched its US$100 Million Challenge, a fundraising effort to end polio worldwide. Funds raised will match, dollar-for-dollar, a challenge grant recently awarded to Rotary by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - a funding agreement that will provide $200 million to the global health initiative over the next three years.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on June 19th, 2008