Australian PM Announced $50M
Polio Aid - Breaking News
AUSTRALIA will
provide $50 million over the next four years to help eradicate polio.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the new funding on Saturday morning.Polio is a debilitating disease that continues to strike the world’s most vulnerable people, especially children.
The $50 million will be contributed to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to help purchase vaccines, monitor outbreaks, and respond when and where needed.
The Prime Minister said Australia’s support will help take the final steps to achieve worldwide polio eradication.
Ms Gillard was joined in Perth today by United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani while at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to make the announcement.
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