Research published in the November issue of the journal Vaccine found that a global campaign to eliminate polio could save between $40 billion and $50 billion "over the next few decades if the crippling disease is wiped out within five years," Bloomberg reports (Gale, 11/22). The non-profit Kid Risk led the research, according to a press release, which notes that this "study provides the first rigorous evaluation of the benefits and costs of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) - the single largest project ever undertaken by the global health community...




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