Live webcast with Bill Gates and a panel of experts: Monday, January 31st, 9:30am ET
Missed the live webcast? Watch the recorded version now.
A conversation moderated by Diane Sawyer on “Polio Eradication and the Power of Vaccines” with:
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Bill Gates, co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Dr. David Oshinsky, Author, "Polio: An American Story"
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Dr. Ciro de Quadros, Executive Vice President, Sabin Vaccine Institute
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Professor Helen Rees,WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization
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His Excellency Owais Ahmed Ghani, Governor of KP and FATA, Pakistan
Thanks to a global childhood immunization effort, polio has been reduced by 99% and we are on the cusp of eradicating the second disease in history. Vaccines protect children from many life-threatening childhood diseases, providing the best way to give a child a healthy start to life.
For anyone who wants to learn more about polio and the eradication campaign, please visit www.polioeradication.org.