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Photo of the Day: More Than a Goal. End Polio.

Gates Foundation
August 02, 2012

Fútbol Club (FC) Barcelona and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation teamed up to end polio. FC Barcelona players on July 30, 2011, wore special “End Polio” jerseys with the numb “99” to represent that polio has been reduced by 99 percent.

More Than a Goal. End Polio.

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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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