Donald Henderson observes that only Western nations (and billionaires like Gates) consider eliminating the disease as a priority. Polio kills far fewer people in developing regions than scourges such as malaria, TB, malnutrition, and the greatest killer: dysentery from deficient water supplies. When Gates first floated his dream of eradicating polio, developing nations feared a diversion of resources towards an area where the money was least warranted.
