2002 Annual Report - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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P R O G R A M S G lobal Health Somalia, armed guards protected international vaccination workers during continuing conflict. In 2001, several such workers were held captive for several days following a clash during a vaccination effort. Rotary’s commitment to global health advancement—and especially its efforts to eradicate polio—earned the organization the 2002 Gates Award for Global Health. As the 2005 target date approaches, the global initiative enjoys hard-won but spectacular success, achieving a 99-percent reduction in worldwide cases since 1988. At the end of 2002, only seven countries reported incidents of polio. India is one of the last bastions for polio; 85 percent of new infections occur there. In January 2002, Rotarians helped organize a National Immunization Day (NID) across the country. NIDs involve massive effort—with massive results. On that single day, 150 million children visited 30,000 immunization posts. During India’s effort, 6,000 children received a dose of polio vaccine every single second. Trains were stopped so that every child on board could receive two drops of oral vaccine through its open windows. Just as Rotary members scoured the trains that day, they will continue every day until all children are free from risk. 2002 Annual Report 15
P R O G R A M S Libraries “We believe everyone should have access to the benefit of the Information Age. Today more than 95 percent of all public libraries in the United States have computers available for anyone to use at no charge. The work of the foundation, combined with leadership and vision of state and local leaders, has opened up a vast world of information to people across the country.” —SYLVIA MATHEWS, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OVERVIEW Through partnerships with public libraries, the U.S. Library program is increasing 2002 Annual Report 16
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