URGENT: Polio budget slashed Global Citizen

Have you heard the news? The Australian Government is backing out of its promise and cutting the country’s budget for polio eradication by 50%, making us the first country to go back on its commitment to ending polio.

Not only is this unacceptable, but it is hypocritical – The Global Polio Eradication Initiative was kick-started by a Queenslander, and thousands of Australian Rotarians have played a role in fundraising for polio eradication.

Tell the Australian government that we will not allow ourselves to become a country that breaks its promises.

Not only is the world at a critical turning point, but the stakes are unbelievably high. We can’t turn our backs now.

We are 99.9% of the way to seeing the end of polio for good. If the global community fails to commit to funding for the .01% that remains, 10 million more children are at risk of becoming paralyzed within the next 40 years.

Tweet at the Australian government NOW and ask them to re-commit to end this deadly and paralyzing disease.

Thanks for all you do,
The Global Citizen Team