Saudi Arabia commits $500m to end polio in Pakistan, Afghanistan

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Riyadh reaffirms $500m pledge to polio eradication initiative

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia reaffirmed on Monday its $500 million pledge to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) by signing an agreement during the fourth Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum. These funds were initially pledged in April last at the first-ever World Economic Forum Special meeting held in Riyadh. The signing of the agreement will help the GPEI and its partners to reach 370 million children with polio vaccines each year an…

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Saudi Arabia commits $500m to end polio in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its $500 million commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), aimed at eradicating wild polio and controlling vaccine-derived polio outbreaks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. The funds, originally pledged in April 2024, will be allocated to support efforts in eliminating the wild strain of the virus, which remains endemic in both countries. Together…

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Saudi Arabia Commits $500 Million to End Polio in Pakistan & Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) with a $500 million pledge. This funding aims to eliminate wild polio and control vaccine-derived outbreaks in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the development on Monday, highlighting the urgency of the fight against the disease. Pakistan and Afghanistan: The Last Polio-Endemic Nations Pakistan and Afghanistan remai…

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Saudi Charity Commits $500 Million to Global Polio Eradication Efforts

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has pledged $500 million to help end wild polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan and prevent outbreaks of variant polio. The post Saudi Charity Commits $500 Million to Global Polio Eradication Efforts appeared first on KabulNow.

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Saudi Arabia confirms $500 million pledge to Afghanistan, Pakistan polio campaign

The World Health Organization said Monday Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its $500 million commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). The WHO said the funds, initially pledged in April 2024, will be disbursed to help end the wild form of polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan and stop outbreaks of variant polio, Reuters reported. Wild polio — a naturally occurring form of the viral disease — is endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan, whi…

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Saudi King Malik Salman's Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center is contributing $500 million to the Global Initiative to Eradicate Polio, or Paralytic Disease of Children, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The document pledging the aid was signed on Monday (March 6) in the presence of the Secretary-General of the World Health Organization in Riyadh. The assistance will help the Global Initiative for Polio Eradication and its partners provide up to 370 m…