WASHINGTON ~ The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Rotary International will put US$200 million into a campaign to eradicate polio, they announced this week.

Rotary said in a statement that the Gates Foundation would donate $100 million to be used for immunization activities carried out by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Rotary said it would raise another $100 million over three years to match the grant, to also fund ongoing efforts to fight polio.