“The Audacity to Start the job; the Tenacity to Finish it” – PolioPlus takes center stage at Rotary Convention in Calgary
As tens of thousands of Rotarians from around the world gathered at the Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Canada, this weekend, Rotary and the Gates Foundation announced an extended partnership to end polio for good, which will see an injection of nearly half a billion dollars into the effort. Bill Gates and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros both addressed the convention, and thanked Rotarians for their tireless efforts to helping eradicate polio and showing that “in a world where division and despair too often dominate the headlines, Rotarians are writing a different story. That change is possible. That equity is possible. That peace is possible.” Watch a video summary of the DG’s speech here and his full speech here.