Gates Warns More Support Needed To Eradicate Polio

Reuters (4/28, Rigby) reports, “Success in the fight to wipe out polio is not guaranteed, according to...Bill Gates, whose foundation has poured billions into the effort.” The tech mogul “warned against complacency in tackling the deadly viral disease as he welcomed a $500 million pledge from Saudi Arabia on Sunday to fight polio over the next five years, bringing it in line with the U.S. as one of the biggest national donors.” But there remains “a $1.2 billion dollar funding gap in the $4.8 billion budget for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) up to 2026, a spokesperson said.”