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1. 1207: G8 leaders urge continued support for polio efforts From: Sunil K Zachariah 
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  1. 1207: G8 leaders urge continued support for polio efforts 
  Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah" sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk   sunilkzach 
  Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:39 am (PST) 
  G8 leaders urge continued support for polio efforts

  By Vukoni Lupa-Lasaga
  Rotary International News 

  Polio was among the issues discussed at the recently concluded G8 
  summit, the meeting of the Group of Eight representatives from the 
  world's major industrialized countries and the European Union. 

  As part of their focus on global health concerns, heads of state 
  from the G8 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, 
  Italy, Japan, the United States, and Russia) and the European Union 
  issued a joint statement on 16 July calling on international donors -
  most of them governments - to increase financial contributions to 
  finish the job of ridding the world of the polio scourge. 

  "We urgently call for mobilization of financial support and will 
  continue to work collectively and with bilateral and multilateral 
  donors to close the funding gap for 2007-2008, and we will continue 
  to work with others toward securing the resources necessary to 
  finish the program and declare our planet polio free in the near 
  future," the statement said. Russia, as host of the summit, added to 
  the US$8 million it has already contributed to the initiative by 
  announcing a new contribution of $10 million. 

  A group of international health agencies, led by the World Health 
  Organization, welcomed the G8's attention to health issues. 

  "Through its focus on global health at this year's summit in St. 
  Petersburg, Russia, the Group of Eight is helping to ensure that 
  existing and emerging disease threats are tackled at the very 
  highest level," noted a joint statement from the WHO-led health 
  group. 

  Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary
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