I spoke with him about winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his leadership in ending small pox, announced last week by President Obama.

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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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We now have the opportunity to end polio forever.

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I was fortunate enough to visit Islamabad, Pakistan, in November 2010 to talk with partners, government, and media about how the Gates Foundation could help accelerate polio eradication efforts in the country.

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Fighting an infectious disease seems most necessary when it is of epidemic proportions. But with polio, intensified vaccination efforts could bring total eradication for all time. I believe that stamping out polio will have enormous benefits.

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