Terry’s Polio Eradication Update
Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,
Terry's Polio Eradication Update
For The Week October 28, 2023 Polio Eradication Update
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20,500,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio Since 1988
| Total paralysis cases | YTD '23 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Globally |
10 |
30 |
6 |
140 |
176 |
33 |
22 |
37 |
| -in endemic countries: |
10 |
22 |
5 |
140 |
176 |
33 |
22 |
37 |
| -in post-endemic countries: |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Wild Polio cases reported in the past week:
Pakistan 1, Afghanistan 0
2023 Wild Polio Cases - 10
Endemic Countries
Pakistan - 4 (2022-20) (2021-1) (2020-84) (2019-147)
Afghanistan - 6 (2022-2) (2021-4) (2020-56) (2019-29)
Post-Endemic Countries
Mozambique (2022-8), Malawi (2021-1)
2023 Vaccine Derived Polio 331 Cases - in 19 Countries
2022 Vaccine Derived Polio 912 Cases - in 25 Countries
2021 Vaccine Derived Polio 689 Cases in 22 Countries
2020 Vaccine Derived Polio 113 Cases in 26 Countries
Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com Polio Update Newsletter Editor
Rotary Region 36 END POLIO NOW Coordinator 2024-27
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan
as of 10/28/2023
1 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 10/1/23.
17 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
2 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020
Afghanistan
as of 10/28/2023
0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/24/23.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
6 Wild Polio cases – 2023
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020
Polio This Week - Weekly country updates
Summary of new WPV and cVDPV viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives):
Children in Karachi wait for polio vaccine
What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows A health worker administers the oral polio vaccine to a young girl as other children wait for their turn at a school in Karachi, Pakistan, where a case of wild polio was reported for the first time in...
Dr. Victor Eboh administers vaccine in Sierra Leone
What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows Dr. Victor Eboh administering the recently developed Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2 to a 3-year-old in response to an outbreak of Circulating Type 2 Vaccine Derived Poliovirus in Sierra Leone. Photo...
New Reported Case in Pakistan
What is that Polio Picture? This picture shows Pakistan - After nearly 15 months without any reported cases of wild polio in Pakistan, a 15-month-old boy in North Waziristan was paralyzed by the wild poliovirus. Pakistan’s Polio Emergency...
World Immunization Week – 2022
No new Wild Polio case was reported this week. What is that Polio Picture? World Immunization Week is April 24-30, 2022. Join with Rotary to promote the power of vaccines to protect children and save lives During World Immunization Week, 24-30...
Somalia: Call to Action Meeting for Polio Outbreak Response
No new Wild Polio case was reported this week. What is that Polio Picture? On March 21, the Federal Government of Somalia, the World Health Organization (WHO), and members of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) recommitted to stopping...
Concern Over unfolding crisis in Ukraine
No new Wild Polio case was reported this week. What is that Polio Picture? The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is extremely concerned about the unfolding effects of the current crisis in Ukraine on the country’s health system. A...
One Rotarian who stands head and shoulders above everyone else is PDG Terry Ziegler. Terry is from District 5890, Greater Houston, TX. Terry has a passion for Polio Eradication and has served for several years as the district 5890 Polio Plus chair and most recently as the Assistant Rotary Regional Foundation Coordinator. It is a pleasure to call Terry a friend, and be able to share his weekly newsletter with all of you each week. I hope that you find it helpful and share it with your club mates. Please scroll down to see archived copies of Terry’s weekly newsletter.
Thank You Terry,
A new Rotary Year started on July 1, 2023. Again this year, District Designated Funds (DDF) will be matched $1 to $1 by The Rotary Foundation’s World Fund and $2 to $1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation when donated to Rotary’s Global Polio eradication effort!
Rotary’s World-wide 2023-24 Rotary Year Polio Fundraising Goal is
$150 Million – Including the Gates Foundation $2 to $1 Match.
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