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Bill Gates Comes to Hunter's Roosevelt House on January 31st to Discuss Polio Eradication

To watch the live webcast from the Roosevelt Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, please visit www.gatesfoundation.org on Monday, January 31 at 9:30 a.m. ET. It will also be available on demand following the event.

This special webcast will feature Bill Gates, ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Oshinsky, and a panel of experts on polio eradication and the power of vaccines.

Bill Gates Polio Vaccine
Bill Gates gives the polio vaccine to children in Nigeria

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation selected Roosevelt House as the venue for this important announcement because of the House’s historic significance, as the home where Franklin D. Roosevelt recuperated after falling victim to Polio in 1921.

Thanks to a global childhood immunization effort, polio has been reduced by 99% and we are on the cusp of eradicating only the second disease in history. This presents a powerful case for the value of vaccines. Bill Gates will join global leaders to discuss what the past can teach us about protecting children around the world from polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases. The event will be moderated by ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer, and speakers include: 

  • Dr. David Oshinsky, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, “Polio: An American Story”
  • Professor Helen Rees, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; and Chair, WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization
  • Dr. Ciro de Quadros, Executive Vice President, Sabin Vaccine Institute

Panelists will discuss why now is the time to rid the world of polio and ensure all children have access to lifesaving vaccines. No child deserves to face the threat of preventable disease, whether it’s polio, measles, or pneumonia.

 

Published on January 31, 2011

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