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Saudi Arabia Commits $500M to Eradicate Polio Worldwide

2/26/2025

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Saudi Arabia has committed $500 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum. This vital funding will enable the vaccination of 370 million children each year, focusing on the urgent fight against polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The GPEI aims to eliminate wild polio by 2027 and vaccine-derived polio by 2029.

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Saudi Arabia has committed $500 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum. This vital funding will enable the vaccination of 370 million children each year, focusing on the urgent fight against polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The GPEI aims to eliminate wild polio by 2027 and vaccine-derived polio by 2029.