At the Gates Foundation, we want to name and celebrate the unsung heroes who work tirelessly to ensure that children receive the vaccines they need. We launched this series to spotlight our partners on the front line and share their stories. We hope you will join us by sharing your own story, or the stories of the heroes you find

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The Measles & Rubella Initiative provides indispensable funding for Nepal and Myanmar’s vaccination campaigns. But the success of these campaigns depends on the dedication of people on the front line - like Dr Ram and Khin Hnin Yi – just two of my vaccinator heroes.

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On April 12, 1955, scientists and reporters gathered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for a momentous event. Millions of Americans huddled around radios and televisions that day to learn whether the world’s first polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh, could prevent a devastating disease that killed and paralyzed thousands upon thousands of people, mainly children.

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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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The U.S. Congress is now considering the Obama administration’s budget for global health in the coming weeks and months.

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