Dear District 5710 Polio Eradication Warriors,
Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,
Unfortunately, there is sad news in Rotary’s race to End Polio: Two new Wild Polio cases reported this month in Pakistan.
Pakistani authorities are racing to confront and control this outbreak and are tracking all locations in the country where environmental testing finds traces of the virus.
Save The Children: Be Sure Your Club Sets and Meets its 2023-2024 Polio Goal and helps fund the work of all parts of the Polio Plus Campaign:
Here’s important facts that show how your donations are providing more than just the Polio Vaccine: for example, since 1998 the polio workers, along with the “2-Drops”, also distributed 82 million doses of Vitamin A saving the lives of1.25 Million Kids; and in 2023, 64 million doses of the Measles vaccine, 7 Million does of Yellow Fever vaccine, & 4 Million Bed Nets.
Save the Date: World Immunization Week, 24-30 April – Promote Polio Plus
The World Health Organization recognizes 24-30 April each year as World Immunization Week. Rotary and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative use the annual event to highlight the critical importance of polio vaccinations in protecting children from the debilitating effects of polio. World Immunization Week is also a key moment in the year to show the success of vaccines in reducing polio cases by more than 99.9% since the GPEI was established in 1988, which provides proof that #VaccinesWork.
Promote Awareness of Polio Eradication: Share the “Countdown to History”
This is the year to proudly wear your END POLIO NOW button along with your Rotary pin and be prepared to tell all who ask what it means, about Rotary’s #1 Priority, the End of Polio. Add a “Polio Eradication Minute” story or status from the Countdown to each meeting. Set a great Polio Plus support example for your club’s members by making your own donation as a Polio Plus Society Member and encouraging others to sign up. TOGETHER, WE END POLIO!
And “We are…This Close” as shown in our “Countdown to History”
Call/email me for help / (913) 200-0514 ~ maajca@gmail.com / Jim Arnett, Polio Plus 5710 Chair
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Wild Poliovirus Weekly UpdateCOUNTDOWN TO HISTORY!
Week Ending 1 April 2024
Total number of wild cases in 2020: 140
Total number of wild cases in 2021: 6
Total # of wild poliovirus cases in 2022: 30(20 in Pakistan!)
Total # of wild poliovirus cases in 2023: 12(6 in Pakistan!)
Total # of wild poliovirus cases in 2024: 2 (Sad news!)
(compared with Total of 1 for the same period in 2023)
Total number of Circulating Vaccine Derived cases - 2024:9
(vs. totals in 2021: 698; & 914 in 2022, with 523 in 2023)
Please Donate @ https://www.myrotary.org
OR CHECKS TO YOUR CLUB’S CHARITABLE ACCOUNT DIRECTED TO “POLIO PLUS”