Bill Gates says polio came tantalizingly close to being eradicated in the spring, before new outbreaks were seeded in Africa and a man was paralyzed in New York. Now the billionaire’s philant…
Bill Gates says polio came tantalizingly close to being eradicated in the spring, before new outbreaks were seeded in Africa and a man was paralyzed in New York. Now the billionaire’s philanthropic foundation is pledging $1.2 billion to complete the mission.
“We’re very committed,” Gates, 66, said. “I can’t say forever, but giving up would mean hundreds of thousands of kids being paralyzed.” “We’re a little disappointed that some of the other donors aren’t as generous as they were historically,” Gates said. “There’s so many distractions right now, it’s more challenging than you’d think, given the value of getting this eradication done.”
In May, it led to Mozambique’s first outbreak in 30 years, prompting three national vaccination campaigns targeting more than 4.5 million children. “Sadly, that’s now flourished and has spread back into other parts of the country,” Gates said. “And with the floods, it’s likely to show up reasonably broadly around Pakistan.” Vaccinations are slated to resume in Waziristan next month after the acute challenges posed by the floods are met, he said.Polio, known medically as poliomyelitis, is a highly infectious disease caused by one of three poliovirus types that replicate in the human gastrointestinal tract.
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