What is that Polio Picture? May 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – Global public health leaders convening last month at the World Health Assembly called for urgent action to end polio once and for all before a unique window of opportunity closes for good.
Ukraine
Thanks to all of you who made a donation to The Rotary Foundation’s Disaster Response Fund to support Ukraine. Your funds will be used to help the over six million refugees fleeing their homes in Ukraine. A total of over $15 million was donated by Rotarians worldwide prior to April 30, 2022. Ninety Disaster Response Grants totaling $2.4 Million have already been distributed.
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 100. Chad – 3 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 48 (28 in 2021), Israel – 1, Madagascar – 1 (12 in 2021), Mozambique – 1 (2 in 2021), Niger – 2 (17 in 2021), Nigeria – 24 (415 in 2021), Somalia – 2 (1 in 2021), Togo – 1, Yemen – 17 (64 in 2021).
New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –DR Congo – 1 cVDPV2 Case, Pakistan – 3 WPV1 Casea + 1 WPV1 Sample.
2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -688 in 22 Countries.
2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,110 in 26 countries in 2020.
Quote of the Day
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.“
— Mahatma Gandhi
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan
as of 6/25/2022
2 new Polio cases were reported this week.
8 Wild Polio cases - 2022 (1 Wild Polio case, 2021). The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 5/1/22.
84 Wild Polio cases - 2020.
1 WPV1 or cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan
as of 6/25/2022
0 new Polio cases reported this week.
1 Wild Polio case - 2022, (4 Wild Polio cases, 2021). The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 1/11/22.
56 Wild Polio cases - 2020.
0 WPV1 & CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36
