POLIO UPDATE

Submitted By: Gary Nolte, End Polio Now Zone Coordinator Zone 28

 

June 2018 Polio Update…  One new case of polio this week in Pakistan, which follows 1 case last week, 10 cases for 2018, Previously we had 8 weeks without a case of polio.  Rotary’s and the Gate’s Foundations commitment is the eradication of Polio in the world.  We have come a long way since 350,000 plus cases in 1985, but we are not finished YET.  There is still time to make a difference this year.  Rotary’s US $50 million will be matched 2 for one by the Gates foundation: that’s real money!! Don’t leave Polio money on the club’s books.  This will be Rotary’s legacy” a polio free world”.  Remember malaria?  NEARLY eradicated in the 50’s and now one of the biggest and most dangerous killers on the planet!!  Part of our Polio Plus program is the distribution of bed nets to protect against the little bugs that spread the virus.  It is estimated that ONE BILLION dollars will be saved each year without Polio!  And finally another plus, a world wide network of labs, one of which recently was used in Nigeria to combat the ebola outbreak.  This isn’t a sprint but rather a long race that we have been running since 1985 and the finish line is THIS CLOSE.  There is still time to write a check and make a difference.  YIR Gary Nolte End Polio Now Zone Coordinator Zone 28

 

 

 

           

 

 

2018 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2017 Totals)

Endemic Countries – 2 Pakistan (2017-8), 8 Afghanistan (2017-14),

0 Nigeria (2017-0)

 

Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com District 5890 Polio Eradication Chair & Zone 21/B/27 PHS Coordinator