ENDING POLIO WORLDWIDE
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| PolioPlus, launched by Rotary in 1985, is a program aimed at achieving a polio-free world through supporting the immunization of the world’s children. The Clubs in Rotary District 9800 contribute to PolioPlus in a variety of ways.
Before eradication efforts began, polio paralyzed more than 1,000 children a day, totalling about 350,000 children annually. The incidence of polio has since declined by more than 99 percent. Rotary International is the spearheading member of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and is the largest private sector donor. It has contributed more than US$600 million to the polio eradication activities in 122 countries. In addition, tens of thousands of Rotarians have partnered with their national ministries of health, UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and with health providers at the grassroots level in thousands of communities.
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With your help, we can make polio a disease of the past!
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