Finish the job of eradicating Polio
What is that Polio Picture?
Rotary International President insists Rotarians have to finish the job of eradicating Polio. Rotary International President, Jennifer Jones, is on a brief tour of London. Speaking at the House of Commons she said that Rotary had to deliver on its promise to the children of the world that it would help to eradicate polio. In this picture, RI President Jennifer Jones, Judith Diment, Rotary’s Polio Advocacy Coordinator & Dean of the Rotary Representative Network, and Aiden O’Leary, WHO’s Director for Polio Eradication, hear from MP Andrew Mitchell in the House of Commons.
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!
One new (2023) Wild Polio case reported this week. We are now 4 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 2/20/22 in Pakistan.
2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 14, Benin – 1, Chad – 2, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 5, Nigeria – 1, Somalia – 1
New Polio Cases & Samples This Week – Afghanistan – 4 WPV1 Samples, Algeria – 1 cVDPV2 Sample, Benin – 2 cVDPV2 Samples, DR Congo – 3 cVDPV2 Cases + 2 cVDPV1 Cases, Indonesia – 1 (2023) cVDPV2 Case, Madagascar – 7 cVDPV1 Samples, Niger – 1 cVDPV2 Sample, Nigeria – 1 cVDPV2 Sample, Pakistan – 1 WPV1 Case.
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 831 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 – 438 (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 – 21 (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
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great“
— Zig Ziglar
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan
as of 3/25/2023
1 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.
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020
Afghanistan
as of 3/25/2023
0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/10/22.
4 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36