In my lifetime, I've seen smallpox completely wiped out. Now, the news from India is that the country is free of Polio.
There are only three countries left where Polio can be found - if you look really, really hard: Pakistan, Nigeria, and Afghanistan.
Faster, please.
One of - perhaps THE - main causes for the decline of polio is Rotary International. Since 1985, they have raised 850 million and used it to innoculate two billion - yes, billion - children throughout the world. They are still at it and the Bill Gates Foundation is contributing major $$.
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