The fight to end polio is a massive effort that Rotary and its partners cannot do alone. Help secure support from governments, non-governmental organizations, corporations and the public. Your support helps ensure that no child will suffer from this crippling disease ever again. Join the Rotary Clubs of Metro & Wall Street New York to Read more about Polio Plus Fundraiser on October 19[…]
“Her slender hand sheathed in a black glove, Saira Nizamuddin gathered the fabric of her full-length abaya as she stepped across an alley strewn with rocks and trash. The 19-year-old health worker walked alone, the mid-morning sun pressing down on the dirt streets and soaking into the black fabric covering her from head to toe. Read more about Meet the women trying to rid Pakistan – and the world – of polio (LA Times Article)[…]
Find out more here: https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/news-media/africa-reaches-important-polio-milestone
From End Polio Now: Only one human disease has ever been eradicated. Polio could be next. Follow the timeline below to see what progress we have made and what still needs to be done. 1988: The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is launched. There are 125 polio-endemic countries in the world. Nigeria has 30,000 cases of Read more about ON THE ROAD TO A POLIO-FREE NIGERIA[…]
10-Jan-2014 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Petina Dixon-Jenkins, 847-866-3054, petina.dixon-jenkins@rotary.org Humanitarian organization says disabling virus now must be stopped in neighboring Pakistan; as well as Afghanistan and Nigeria EVANSTON, Ill. (10 Jan. 2014) — Rotary members worldwide are celebrating a major milestone in the global effort to eradicate polio: India, until recently an epicenter Read more about ROTARY CELEBRATES INDIA’S THIRD STRAIGHT POLIO-FREE YEAR[…]
This Wednesday, October 24th, 2012, we will have a joint event with the Rotary Club of Metro-NYC to commemorate World Polio Day at the Down Town Association (60 Pine Street, dress code business professional) from 6pm to 8pm. All members are asked to check-in at the registration desk upon arrival for attendance tracking purposes. The Read more about October 24 – World Polio Day[…]
In September, Past President Susanne Gellert will embark on a “National Immunization Day” (NID) trip to Pakistan to help eradicate polio as part of Rotary International’s “End Polio Now” campaign. More details will follow in the coming weeks. We are very close to eradicating polio in the world, which gives us the opportunity to think Read more about Past President Susanne joins NID trip to Pakistan[…]
Rotary celebrates India’s first polio-free year. from Rotary International on Vimeo.
World Polio Day- October 24th marks the birthday of Jonas Salk, the leader of a team that created the first polio vaccine in 1955. The goal of World Polio Day is to ensure that no person ever experience the horrible effects of polio. Through awareness and fundraising for vaccinations, the goal of worldwide polio eradication Read more about World Polio Day[…]