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Africa certified polio-free; Gates Foundation credited as primary funder of eradication effort
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The World Health Organization certified the African continent free of wild poliovirus — a milestone Gates has pursued for over 25 years. The Gates Foundation contributed over $4 billion to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Wild poliovirus cases across Africa dropped from 75,000 per year in 1988 to zero in 2020, one of the most significant public health achievements in history.
Source: https://www.who.int/news/item/25-08-2020-africa-eradicates-wild-poliovirus
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