Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 30 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 May 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Friday, 16 May 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her G8 counterparts regarding the commitment of additional funds to the WHO to eliminate polio by 2005. - Inc figures.

Answer: Dr. Tonge: To ask the Minister of State for International Development what discussions he has had with his G8 counterparts regarding the commitment of additional funds to the WHO to eliminate polio by 2005. [111576] Hilary Benn: DFID has provided US$357 million to support Polio eradication since 1988. We have on a number of occasions pressed G8 countries to fulfil the commitments made in Kananaskis to raise sufficient resources to eliminate polio in Africa by 2005. Indeed, we will be urging this at the G8 summit in Evian. We believe eradication is achievable, but will require resources and commitment from a broad partnership base. Discussions have been held with a variety of stakeholders, including the G8 and others.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 111576; 405 c477W;405 c475W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Developing countries International assistance G8 Vaccination Polio World Health Organization
Contains statistics: Yes
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