Getting to zero: Rotary’s stubborn campaign to rid the world of polio

Update: 2017-05-12

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How close are we to ridding the world of polio, why has it taken so long, and why does this one disease campaign matter so much? For this Humanosphere podcast, Tom Murphy talks with Carol Pandak, director of Rotary’s PolioPlus program. Folks have probably heard Bill and Melinda Gates speak over the years about how [...]

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Getting to zero: Rotary’s stubborn campaign to rid the world of polio

Tom Paulson and Ansel Herz

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Getting to zero: Rotary’s stubborn campaign to rid the world of polio

Tom Paulson and Ansel Herz

Getting to zero: Rotary’s stubborn campaign to rid the world of polio