BY: Minda Dentler – To the Editor: I am a polio survivor, and my legs are paralyzed because I did not have access to the polio vaccine when I was an infant in India in the late 1970s. As an immunization advocate, I am hopeful that an approach like encouraging the use of vaccine passports …
Minda was born in India and contracted polio as an infant, leaving her legs paralyzed. When she was three, Minda was adopted by an American family. She earned her MBA from Baruch College in New York after earning a BA from the University of Washington. Minda is a Director of Operations at AIG, a large …
NEW YORK – Last month, world governments and other donors pledged $1.2 billion to help carry the 30-year fight to eradicate polio over the finish line. At its height, the polio epidemic caused 350,000 cases of paralysis in children every year. Last year, only 37 cases were reported. So far this year, the number stands at six. But …
In every leader's journey, there is a moment, or a series of moments, that stand out — a miserable failure, a grand success, a total surprise. The magic in that experience is rarely just the moment itself, but most often the way in which each leader responded to it. It is that response that shapes …
With only less than 40 cases of polio reported worldwide last year, Rotary International is rallying together to make that number zero. “Not only are you eradicating one of the worst diseases, you are also providing people with better help and a better future,” said Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Gates, co-chair of the Bill & …