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World Polio Day has arrived!

World Polio Day has arrived!

by | Oct 24, 2023 | MOJO Blog

It’s World Polio Day: Act now!

Now is the time for us to take action and advocate for the eradication of polio. As Rotary members and supporters, we lead the campaign to protect the world’s children from this paralyzing disease.

You can take part in this effort:

  • Watch and share the new videos about the Infantile Paralysis Center in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA. The videos, available on our Facebook page and the World Polio Day Resources page, illuminate a lesser-known piece of polio history.
  • Record a video for the Make Polio History Campaign, then share it on social media using the hashtags #MakePolioHistory and #EndPolio.
  • Donate to Rotary’s PolioPlus Fund or start an online fundraiser using Raise for Rotary. All contributions will be matched 2-to-1!
  • Rotary districts can also give District Designated Funds to PolioPlus. All contributions will help meet our goal of raising at least US$50 million each year toward ending polio.

To eradicate polio for good,
we need your support!

Together, we end polio.

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

What can you do to Support World Polio Day?

What can you do to Support World Polio Day?

by | Oct 20, 2023 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  We are now 3 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 10/1/23 in Pakistan. 

What can you do to Support World Polio Day?

  1. Register your club’s World Polio Day action by 24 October.
  2. Share the “Make Polio History” video on your social media.
  3. Visit the World Polio Day Resources webpage and find content you can share.
  4. Pitch a story about World Polio Day and your club’s contributions to eradicating polio to a local media outlet.
  5. Learn about the two vaccines used to stop polio transmission — inactivated polio vaccine and oral polio vaccine.
  6. DONATE – Make a personal donation to the END POLIO NOW effort.

Each donation made to Rotary’s End Polio Now effort is matched 2:1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to maximise its effect. As such, if you give US$10 to the effort, as an example, the amount becomes US$30, and with that, 60 children will be vaccinated in the remaining affected countries. Thank you for everything that you do! We wish you a very successful World Polio Day!

In the lead-up to World Polio Day on 24 October, GPEI has launched a Make Polio History campaign to rally existing and new supporters of polio eradication from all over the world to champion the cause. We need your help! Add your voice in support of eradication by visiting the campaign website and taking action. https://makepoliohistory.org/

This year, each Rotarian is encouraged to make a personal donation (of a size dictated by their financial situation) to the PolioPlus Fund by World Polio Day. I made mine last week and am encouraging each of my club members to join me! And Club leaders are urged to make sure each donation is recognized as Paul Harris or Major Donor credit.

 

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 322 Benin – 3, Burkina Faso – 2, Burundi – 1, Central African Republic – 12, Chad – 37, Cote d’ Ivoire – 5, DR Congo – 176, Guinea – 7, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Kenya – 5, Madagascar – 17, Mali – 9, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 26, Somalia – 3, Tanzania – 2, Yemen – 3, Zambia – 1.

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –

  • Cameroon: two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Central African Republic: one cVDPV2 case
  • Côte d’Ivoire: two cVDPV2 cases and four positive environmental samples
  • DR Congo: three cVDPV1 and three cVDPV2 cases, two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Madagascar: three cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
  • Mali: one cVDPV2 case
  • Yemen: one cVDPV2 case

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 912 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Burundi – 1, Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 6, Chad -44 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 507 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 22 (2 in 2021), Niger – 16 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 48 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.  

2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“It’s not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.”

— Ashleigh Brilliant, Writer, Cartoonist

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 10/21/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 10/1/23.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
3 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Afghanistan

 

 

as of 10/21/2023

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 (all from Nangarhar Province)
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor Rotary Region 36

The five steps of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance

The five steps of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance

by | Jul 21, 2023 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  We are now 5 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. 

What is that Polio Picture? The five steps of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance:

  • Finding and reporting children with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). The first links in the surveillance chain are the staff in all health facilities – from district health centers to large hospitals. They must promptly report every case of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in any child under 15 years of age.
  • Transporting stool samples for analysis. In the early stages, polio may be difficult to differentiate from other forms of acute flaccid paralysis, such as Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Transverse Myelitis, or traumatic neuritis.
  • Isolating poliovirus In a laboratory, virologists begin the task of isolating poliovirus from the stool samples.
  • Mapping the virus. Once wild poliovirus has been identified, further tests are carried out to determine where the strain may have originated.
  • Environmental Surveillance. Environmental surveillance involves testing sewage or other environmental samples for the presence of poliovirus.

Have you made your 2023-24 Rotary Year donation to The Rotary Foundation’s PolioPlus Fund? If not, why not do it today!

DONATE
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 171 Benin – 3, Burkina Faso – 1, Central African Republic – 10, Chad – 10, Cote d’ Ivoire – 2, DR Congo – 93, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 13, Mali – 3, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 16, Somalia – 2, Zambia – 1.

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –

  • Chad: five cVDPV2 cases
  • Congo: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
  • DR Congo: eight cVDPV1 cases, 16 cVDPV2 cases and two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Madagascar: eight cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
  • Somalia: three cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Tanzania: one cVDPV2 case
  • Zambia: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 912 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Burundi – 1, Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 6, Chad -44 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 507 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 22 (2 in 2021), Niger – 16 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 48 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.  

2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”

— Lao Tzu

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 7/22/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 2/20/23.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
1 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Afghanistan

 

 

as of 7/22/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 6/10/23.
0  WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
5 Wild Polio cases – 2023 (all from Nangarhar Province)
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor Rotary Region 36

Polio – Africa

Polio – Africa

by | Jul 15, 2023 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  We are now 5 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. 

What is that Polio Picture? Polio – Africa – With over 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant polioviruses and 107 detections in sampled wastewater so far in the African Region in 2023, the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) has urged countries and health partners to urgently address gaps in Polio immunity to avert outbreaks.

Have you made your 2023-24 Rotary Year donation to The Rotary Foundation’s PolioPlus Fund? If not, why not do it today!

DONATE
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 141 Benin – 3, Burkina Faso – 1, Central African Republic – 10, Chad – 10, Cite d’ Ivoire – 2, DR Congo – 71, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 13, Mali – 3, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 16, Somalia – 2, Zambia – 1.

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –

  • Pakistan: one WPV1 positive environmental sample
  • Benin: two cVDPV2 cases (2022)
  • Central African Republic: three cVDPV2 cases and one positive environmental sample
  • Kenya: two cVDPV2 cases (linked to Somalia)
  • Madagascar: 19 cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
  • Niger : one cVDPV2 case (2022)

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 909 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Burundi – 1, Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 5, Chad -44 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 507 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 22 (2 in 2021), Niger – 15 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 48 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.  

2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“It is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.”

— Amelia Earhart

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 7/15/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 2/20/23.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
1 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Afghanistan

 

 

as of 7/15/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 6/10/23.
0  WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
5 Wild Polio cases – 2023 (all from Nangarhar Province)
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor Rotary Region 36

To End Polio – We must end it everywhere!

To End Polio – We must end it everywhere!

by | Jul 7, 2023 | MOJO Blog

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  We are now 4 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. 

What is that Polio Picture? To End Polio – We must end it everywhere! Including the Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases in Africa

Congratulations To – Soccer Aid for UNICEF, in Manchester, United Kingdom, where celebrities, fans, and global health leaders came together to raise US$ 18 million for UNICEF—funds that are critical to help provide vaccines to children against deadly diseases like Polio.

Have you made your 2023-24 Rotary Year donation to The Rotary Foundation’s PolioPlus Fund? If not, why not do it today!

DONATE
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 136 Benin – 3, Central African Republic – 7, Chad – 10, Cite d’ Ivoire – 2, DR Congo – 71, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 13, Mali – 3, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 16, Somalia – 2, Zambia – 1.

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –

  • Algeria: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
  • Botswana: two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Burkina Faso: one cVDPV2 case
  • Burundi: two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Cameroon: three cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Chad: two cVDPV2 cases
  • Côte d’Ivoire: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
  • Madagascar: six cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
  • Nigeria: six cVDPV2 cases and one positive environmental sample

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 909 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Burundi – 1, Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 5, Chad -44 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 507 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 22 (2 in 2021), Niger – 15 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 48 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.  

2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“When Woodrow Wilson ran for office, people asked him why he was leaving his role as President of Princeton University. His answer was ‘I was tired of the politics’.”“

— Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), 28th President of the United States 

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 7/8/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 2/20/23.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
1 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Afghanistan

 

 

as of 7/8/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 6/10/23.
0  WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
5 Wild Polio cases – 2023 (all from Nangarhar Province)
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor Rotary Region 36