Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,

Two new Wild Polio cases reported this week.

What is that Polio Picture?  This picture shows a group of our amazing Female Polio Vaccinators receiving their Covid temperature checks before heading out on a Polio immunization campaign in Karachi, Pakistan.

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

How Many Children have we saved from the paralysis of Polio?
That number has now reached 20 Million! That’s a number to celebrate and to share!

The Polio Good News:  This year, Rotary Clubs registered Over 6,500 World Polio Day events and the amount that was given online on World Polio Day was more than double the amount given on that day last year.  Congratulation to all of you who participated.  But be aware that worldwide Polio donations are about $1 mil under last year, so far.

We just received notice that the Emergency early use license for the new Novel Type 2 Oral Polio Vaccine has been approved.  The new vaccine will be launched soon and we believe it will greatly assist in the fight against the Circulating Vaccine Type 2 Derived Polio outbreaks when it is widely distributed!  

November 19 was World Toilet Day – Be thankful if you have one and consider a new Sanitation project for areas of the world that are in need of more of them! 

Now that we are down to the Final Two Polio Endemic Countries – I will be listing Sixteen Reasons We need to End Polio in Pakistan (from Dawn.com):  # 12. Timely immunizations can decrease the number of disabled people in Pakistan.  In Pakistan, resources and care systems for people with special needs are in scarce supply.  An increase in the number of dependent people will burden the system to an even grater extent.

Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – Afghanistan – 136 (0 in 2019), Papua New Guinea – 0 (0 in 2019).  Somalia – 27 (3 in 2019), South Sudan – 15 (0 in 2019), Sudan – 44, 672  Vaccine Derived Polio Cases reported in 2020Angola – 3 (129 in 2019),Benin – 1 (8 in 2019), Burkina Faso – 45 (1 in 2019), Cameroon – 7 (0 in 2019), CAR – 3 (21 in 2019),Chad – 80 ((10 in 2019),China – 0 (1 In 2019), Congo – 1,    Cote d’ Ivoire – 52 (0 in 2019),DRC – 63 (86 in 2019),Ethiopia – 21 (11 in 2019),Ghana – 11 (18 in 2019), Guinea – 29 (0 in 2019), Mali – 26, Malaysia – 1 (3 in 2019), Myanmar – 0 (6 in 2019),  Niger – 8 (1 in 2019),Nigeria – 4 (18 in 2019),Pakistan – 83 (22 in 2019),Philippines – 1 (16 in 2019),Togo – 9 (8 in 2019), Yemen – 16, Zambia – 0 (2 in 2019),

361 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 2019.

Quote of the Day

“I have great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking.  I consider chaos a gift.”  –  Septima Clark

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

1 new Polio cases reported this past week.
54 Wild Polio cases – 2020. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/26/20.
29 Wild Polio cases – 2019.  One Polio-Positive Environmental Sample was reported this week in Afghanistan.

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 26

Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.

What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows the World Health Assembly’s recent Emergency Call To Action for Measles & Polio outbreak response. 

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

How Many Children have we saved from the paralysis of Polio?
That number has now reached 20 Million! That’s a number to celebrate and to share!

Last week, WHO and UNICEF launched an emergency call to action for measles and polio outbreak response, to protect children by vaccination. It is a global call to action, both for countries to re-boost their immunization systems in the wake of COVID-19 and for the international community to work together to ensure that the financial resources needed on an emergency basis are rapidly made available.

Some Numbers to Amaze – In just the past 20 years, in Africa alone, Nine billion doses of Oral Polio Vaccine were given, an average of 220 million children were immunized each year, two million vaccinators participated, and 1.8 million children were spared the paralysis of Polio! per Rachel Lonsdale of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Now that we are down to the Final Two Polio Endemic Countries – I will be listing Sixteen Reasons We need to End Polio in Pakistan (from Dawn.com): # 11. Vaccination campaigns can improve child health and the country’s health in general.  Polio vaccination campaigns and surveillance networks monitor children for other health issues too, such as measles and Vitamin A deficiency so they can be treated on time.

Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 655  Vaccine Derived Polio Cases reported in 2020:  Afghanistan – 136 (0 in 2019), Angola – 3 (129 in 2019), Benin – 1 (8 in 2019), Burkina Faso – 40 (1 in 2019), Cameroon – 7 (0 in 2019), CAR – 3 (21 in 2019),Chad – 80 ((10 in 2019),China – 0 (1 In 2019), Congo – 1,    Cote d’ Ivoire – 52 (0 in 2019),DRC – 60 (86 in 2019),Ethiopia – 21 (11 in 2019),Ghana – 11 (18 in 2019), Guinea – 29 (0 in 2019), Mali – 26, Malaysia – 1 (3 in 2019), Myanmar – 0 (6 in 2019),  Niger – 8 (1 in 2019),Nigeria – 3 (18 in 2019),Pakistan – 64 (22 in 2019), Papua New Guinea – 0 (0 in 2019). Philippines – 1 (16 in 2019),  Somalia – 27 (3 in 2019), South Sudan – 15 (0 in 2019), Sudan – 39, Togo – 9 (8 in 2019), Yemen – 16, Zambia – 0 (2 in 2019),

361 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 2019.

Quote of the Day

“Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.”  Florence Nightingale

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

0 new Polio cases reported this past week.
53 Wild Polio cases – 2020. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/13/20.
29 Wild Polio cases – 2019. No Polio-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 26

Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,

oNE new Wild Polio cases reported this week.

What is that Polio Picture?  This picture shows a child being vaccinated in Afghanistan – one of the last strongholds of Wild Polio. Polio vaccinations there are being provided on a very limited basis. We look forward to more complete vaccination campaigns ahead.

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

How Many Children have we saved from the paralysis of Polio?
That number has now reached 20 Million! That’s a number to celebrate and to share!

Now that we are down to the Final Two Polio Endemic Countries – I will be listing Sixteen Reasons We need to End Polio in Pakistan (from Dawn.com): # 10. Anti-Polio campaigns are an investment in our future.  It is estimated that if Polio is not eradicated soon, we could see a resurgence of as many as 200,000 paralyzed children each year. This number would be an immense burden on the economies of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other Polio suffering countries.

Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 636  Vaccine Derived Polio Cases reported in 2020:  Afghanistan – 121 (0 in 2019), Angola – 3 (129 in 2019), Benin – 1 (8 in 2019), Burkina Faso – 40 (1 in 2019), Cameroon – 7 (0 in 2019), CAR – 3 (21 in 2019),Chad – 79 ((10 in 2019),China – 0 (1 In 2019), Congo – 1,    Cote d’ Ivoire – 52 (0 in 2019),DRC – 60 (86 in 2019),Ethiopia – 21 (11 in 2019),Ghana – 11 (18 in 2019), Guinea – 29 (0 in 2019), Mali – 26, Malaysia – 1 (3 in 2019), Myanmar – 0 (6 in 2019),  Niger – 8 (1 in 2019),Nigeria – 3 (18 in 2019),Pakistan – 64 (22 in 2019), Papua New Guinea – 0 (0 in 2019). Philippines – 1 (16 in 2019),  Somalia – 9 (3 in 2019), South Sudan – 15 (0 in 2019), Sudan – 39, Togo – 9 (8 in 2019), Yemen – 16, Zambia – 0 (2 in 2019).

361 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 2019.

Quote of the Day

“I expect one of the prices we pay for democracy is there are going to be differences. We pay a price but we get something very important in return.” Robert F Kennedy

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

0 new Polio cases reported this past week.
53 Wild Polio cases – 2020. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/13/20.
29 Wild Polio cases – 2019. No Polio-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 26