Jane Prentice (Ryan, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Very accurate though. As Rotary says, 'that final one per cent are the most difficult and expensive to prevent. Challenges include geographic isolation, worker fatigue, armed conflict, and cultural barriers,' making this job that much harder. However, as this motion highlights, we have an opportunity to ensure that polio eradication in other parts of the world is not forgotten, as has been possible for young people in Australia.

I support the call for polio eradication to be put forward on the CHOGM agenda. CHOGM brings together over 50 heads of government, including leaders from three of the four remaining countries which continue to suffer from polio. With Rotary's efforts raising over $8 billion in commitments from governments towards polio eradication since 1995 alone, CHOGM provides a perfect opportunity to find that last $500 million to save that last one per cent. As Rotary International puts it so well:

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, all children—wherever they live—remain at risk.

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