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Dr. Devendra Khandait

Title Program Officer
Organization Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Polio In India: “We Have Won the Battle But the War is Not Over’’

March 01, 2012 / Dr. Devendra Khandait

Until very recently, India had more polio cases than any country in the world. This past Saturday the World Health Organization officially removed India from the polio endemic country list. India had successfully reached one year without a reported case of wild poliovirus.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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