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July 22, 2002
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"Norway Pledges Funds to Help Eradicate Polio"
Associated Press (www.ap.org) (07/19/02)
The World Health Organization, which has a $275 million target for its international polio eradication campaign, received $6.84 million from the Norwegian government on Friday. A statement from Norway's ministry of health noted that eliminating the disease could ultimately save $1.5 million annually for shots and that the effort to stop polio has also helped to improve general health care in some nations.
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