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U.S., Russia Partner to Eradicate Polio Around the World.

Photos from Signing Ceremony at the World Health Organization in Geneva

Washington, DC - On January 27th, the U.S. government and the government of the Russian Federation, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation (MOHSD), signed a Protocol of Intent on Cooperation for the Global Eradication of Polio.

Building upon the foundation of partnership and cooperation established in the Obama Administration "reset" with Russia, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, HHS Director of Global Health Affairs Nils Daulaire, and Russian Deputy Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova signed the Protocol of Intent to deepen cooperation on polio eradication while in Geneva, Switzerland to attend other meetings.

Signing the Protocol of Intent on behalf of USAID, Administrator Shah said: "I am excited by the potentially huge impact that we can have when combining our countries' respective talent and expertise to overcome our world's development challenges." Read full USAID Press Release: <a href="http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2011/pr110127.html" rel="nofollow">www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2011/pr110127.html</a>