Rotary International has announced a three-year, $150 million commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to fight the deadly disease.
Announced during the Global Citizen Festival, the funding will support efforts to eradicate polio—through surveillance, integration of routine immunizations, and targeted campaigns—particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where wild poliovirus remains endemic. GPEI also works in 33 "outbreak" countries, including the Central African Republic, Liberia, Ukraine, the United States, and Yemen, as well as eight "at-risk" countries, including China, Iran, and Kenya.