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Why Jan. 13, 2014, Went Down As One Of The Biggest Days In Global Health Since You’ve Been Alive

It was just a few years ago that India accounted for nearly 50% of the world’s polio cases. HALF! Half is … well, half more than it should be. Scary. But fast-forward to today and it’s a completely different story — one that’s going down in history in the best way possible, and 100% worthy…

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Morgan Shoaff

Can I just say: Look what happens when we work together. Amazing things are possible, and this story out of India is the latest proof.

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