Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)

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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments and spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide. 

At a glance: the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative 2011

23 years of operation
4 spearheading partners
200 countries involved
20 million volunteers
2.5 billion children immunized
>US$ 8.2 billion international investment
Goal: a polio-free world

Contact information:

Mailing address

Global Polio Eradication Initiative
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20,
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland.
Fax: +41 22 791 1571
- See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/AboutUs/Contact.aspx#sthash.QILqBVJj.dpuf

The fund is not a competitive fund
web site: http://www.polioeradication.org/Home.aspx