KEEPING THE PROMISE OF A POLIO FREE WORLD!
As this Rotary Year draws to a close, countless Rotary Members around the world, across the nation, and here in Kansas are donating their expertise, time, and especially their year-end donations to make polio a disease of the past. Through our support of Polio Plus the work we have done collectively is exceptional. In fact, WE HAVE DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE:
- The last polio case in India was 01/13/11
- Africa has been free of the Wild Polio Virus since July 2020
- There are now only 2 Polio Endemic Countries – Pakistan & Afghanistan with just 12 Wild Polio cases so far this year as shown in our “Countdown to History”
- Since the introduction of the NovelOPV in 2022, the annual number of cases of cVDPV has been driven to its lowest level ever
- Since 1985 Polio Plus has provided over $2.1 BILLION to conquer polio
- Saved over $28 Billion in Medical costs to date & another $25 Billion in the next 25 years
- Over 3 Billion Children have been immunized
- Polio Cases world wide have been reduced by 99.9%
- Over 21 Million Children have been spared a life with paralysis
- Over 2 Million Children have received Vitamin A doses along with their Polio Vaccine
- Over 45 million volunteers have devoted their time to ending polio
- Polio Plus has established a world-wide network of health clinics and labs
- Harnessed the power of the infrastructure we built to provide life-saving vaccines for other preventable diseases
So, have you & your club been a part of the Amazing Accomplishments of Polio Plus and our Global partners? We only have this month for clubs and members across District 5710 to share your own expertise, time, and dollars to meet our 2024-2025 Polio Plus Goals. The Race to end this terrible disease has been long and we know The Last Mile can be the hardest which is why now, more than any other year, the support of Polio Plus by every District 5710 Club before June 30th is critical to reaching the finish line when there will be no more cases in the world of the Wild Polio Virus!
Thank you for helping to keep the promise we made to children everywhere...a polio free world.
Feel free to email, call or text your District 5710 Polio Plus Co-Chairs if you have any questions, need to schedule a status presentation for your club or want fundraising ideas.
Jim Arnett at (913)200-0514 ~ maajca@gmail.com or
Maria Wilson at (785)224-6745 ~ maria4Polio Plus@gmail.com
And “We are…This Close” as shown in our “Countdown to History”
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Wild Poliovirus Weekly UpdateCOUNTDOWN TO HISTORY!
Week Ending 1 June 2025
Total number of wild cases in 2021: 6
Total number of wild cases in 2022: 30
Total # of wild poliovirus cases in 2023: 12 (6 > Pakistan!)
Total # of wild poliovirus cases in 2024: 99(74 > Pakistan!)
Total # of wild poliovirus cases in 2025: 12(10 > Pakistan!)
(compared with Total of 6 for the same period in 2024)
Total number of Circulating Vaccine Derived cases - 2025:55 (vs. totals in 2022: 914; & 524 in 2023, with 768 in 2024)
Please Donate @ https://www.myrotary.org
OR CHECKS TO YOUR CLUB’S CHARITABLE ACCOUNT DIRECTED TO “POLIO PLUS”