Decades of work by Rotary International and, more recently, by Bill Gates, will be for nothing.

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Polio has been 99% eradicated worldwide thanks mainly to the intense efforts of Rotary International.

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They will be helping vaccinate children in the Lucknow region as part of Rotary International's campaign.

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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative also includes the World Health Organization, Rotary International, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UNICEF.

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The effort is the result of decades of work by Rotary International, along with The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the WHO and UNICEF.

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His already well-funded foundation is working in partnership with organizations around the world like Rotary International, in which I am a proud member to end disease, poverty and suffering.

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The campaign turned around after UNICEF and Rotary international launched a major education effort that first convinced Muslim leaders, and then everyone else, that the vaccine would benefit their communities.

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We should also thank the combined efforts of the WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International, the Gates Foundation, and the CDC, all of whom are backing the worldwide effort to eradicate polio.

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