Polio Eradication Update
Rotary’s World-wide 2019-20 Rotary Year Polio Fundraising Goal is $150 Million – Including the Gates Foundation $2 to $1 Match.
John Hathaway reported at our lunch that our District has raised over $1 million toward achieving this goal
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Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication! Polio Plus: Zero Is The Magic Number!
Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW & FOREVER!
18,000,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio Since 1988
Total paralysis cases | Year-to-date 2019 | Total 2018 | Total 2017 | Total 2016 | Total 2015 |
Globally | 37 | 33 | 22 | 37 | 74 |
- in endemic countries: | 37 | 33 | 22 | 37 | 74 |
- in post-endemic countries: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wild Polio cases reported this week:
Pakistan 3, Afghanistan 2, Nigeria 0
2019 Wild Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2018 Totals)
Endemic Countries – 27 Pakistan (2018-12), 10 Afghanistan (2018-21),
0 Nigeria (2018-0)