Additional Pledge from Canadian Government for Polio Eradication Efforts
Posted by Martin Ward
on Jan 11, 2014
(from Zone 24 and 32 Facebook post by PDG(7080) Doug Vincent)
Canada has just announced another donation of $20million to our Polio Plus Initiative. At the conclusion of his visit to Pakistan where he met with vaccinators, doctors and UNICEF staff, Minister of State,Tim Uppal announced Canada's latest contribution to the fight to eradicate polio.
Canada is a leading supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and supports the fight in several critical areas. Today's announcement of $20 million over three years will support the Polio Plus initiative in Pakistan