The Role of Charity in Eliminating Polio Worldwide

The Washington Posts announces that Bill Gates has joined with Rotary International and British and German governments to donate $630 million dollars to the effort to eradicate Polio throughout the world.  The devastating disease spiked recently and spread to seven new countries that were believed to be Polio-free.  For the entire story, see "$630 million for new push to eradicate polio" in the January 21, 2009, issue of the Washington Post.