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Michal Fishman

Title Senior Communications Officer
Organization Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Michal Fishman works in global health communications for the foundation.

Posts By Michal Fishman

Global Polio Fight Needs More Funding

A short piece by Voice of America highlights the urgency for further investment to make a final push over the finish line to ending polio forever. Just a few days ago in London, Sir Liam attended a reception in honor of 25 athletes living with polio who
are participating in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Pakistani Leaders Call to End Polio

A critical component of achieving a world free of polio is having political will and accountability at all levels of government and throughout communities in these countries to get the job done.

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “Wipe Out Polio, Now”

Today, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending an urgent message to other world leaders that now is the moment to act in the fight to end polio.

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Vaccinating 111 Million Children for Polio in Four Days

Today marks the beginning of a massive four-day polio immunization push in 20 African countries.

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USAID: Saving 5 Million Child Lives by 2015

Since 1960, the death rate of children has decreased dramatically from 20 million to less than eight million today. This decline is one of the greatest accomplishments of the 20th century.

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