Bill Gates joined Rotary president John Germ to announce this pledge at the annual Rotary International Convention on Monday in Atlanta. Beginning July 1, the Gates Foundation will match Rotary's commitment to raise $50 million a year over the next three years, two-to-one. The matching program adds to a previous pledge from 2013, when the Gates Foundation pledged to match Rotary contributions two-to-one, up to $35 million each year through 2018. “Some people, especially these days, think the world is getting worse,” Gates said in his speech at the Rotary convention. To reach a polio-free status requires at least three years with no new polio cases.

Source: Forbes June 12, 2017 17:26 UTC