Gates Foundation extends its match of donations to Rotary for polio eradication
On 22 January, Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that they would extend their long-term fundraising partnership, which generates up to $150 million annually for polio eradication. Under the agreement, Rotary commits to raising. $50 million a year over the next three years, and each dollar will be matched with an additional two dollars by the Gates Foundation. This expanded agreement will yield up to $450 million for polio eradication activities.
On 22 January, Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that they would extend their long-term fundraising partnership, which generates up to $150 million annually for polio eradication. Under the agreement, Rotary commits to raising. $50 million a year over the next three years, and each dollar will be matched with an additional two dollars by the Gates Foundation. This expanded agreement will yield up to $450 million for polio eradication activities.
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International delegation of Rotary leaders visits Pakistan to support polio eradication
Earlier this month, a delegation of Rotary International leaders from around the world traveled to Pakistan to meet with government officials to discuss recent challenges in the effort to end polio there. The government leaders praised Rotary for its prominent role in polio eradication and for providing vital financial support to Pakistan and other countries that are threatened by polio.
The Rotary delegation included Holger Knaack, 2020-21 Rotary International president; K.R. Ravindran, 2020-21 trustee chair of The Rotary Foundation; and Michael K. McGovern, chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee. The group was accompanied by incoming Rotary Foundation Trustee Aziz Memon, the chair of Rotary’s Pakistan National PolioPlus Committee.
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Polio eradication in Pakistan: Rotary members will finish the job
Pakistan is one of two countries that continues to report cases of polio caused by the wild poliovirus. Aziz Memon, an incoming Rotary Foundation trustee and chair of the Pakistan National PolioPlus Committee, explains what motivates Rotarians in Pakistan to finish the task of polio eradication.
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