U.K. DFID To Provide Up To £400M To Help Vaccinate Children Against Polio

U.K. Department For International Development: U.K. aid to help vaccinate more than 400 million children a year against polio
“International Development Secretary Alok Sharma has pledged new U.K. aid support to help vaccinate more than 400 million children a year against polio. Without this new support, tens of thousands of children would be at risk of paralysis from the disease, which leaves many unable to walk for the rest of their lives. The U.K.’s new package of up to £400 million will go towards the Global Polio Eradication Initiative…” (11/5).

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