OCTOBER 21, 2011 Gates Foundation and Partners Mark 2011 World Polio Day | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation On this year’s World Polio Day (October 24, 2011), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a global community of partners are calling for increased commitment and greater accountability from political leaders to end polio, and for supporters around the world to lend their voices to the fight.
OCTOBER 04, 2011 Chad Launches a National Immunization Campaign Against Polio President Idriss Déby, UNICEF, WHO, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched a new polio immunization campaign that aims to immunize the country’s 2.2 million children under the age of five against polio.
OCTOBER 04, 2011 To Help Nigeria Stop Polio, Bill Gates Launches “Governors’ Immunization Leadership Challenge” States eligible for $500,000 grant to address pressing health issues
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 President Jonathan, Executive Governors tell Bill Gates Ending Polio in Nigeria is a National Priority Vice-President, Governors sign communique; Gates announces Nigeria Immunization Leadership Challenge
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 Bill Gates in Nigeria to Discuss Polio Eradication | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will meet with national, state and local government officials and traditional leaders this week to discuss the ongoing campaign to end polio in Nigeria.
AUGUST 17, 2011 The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce Partnership on Polio Eradication | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 4.9 billion Japanese Yen (JPY) loan from JICA to support polio eradication in Pakistan through 2013
JULY 28, 2011 Fútbol Club Barcelona and the Foundation Team Up to End Polio and Give Every Child an Equal Shot at Life | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Fans encouraged to join the conversation at www.facebook.com/morethanagoal; Search #morethanagoal on Twitter
APRIL 28, 2011 Foundation Funds Bold Ideas | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations winners in 25 countries aim to transform global health and development