MESSAGES READ IT & COMMENT>>> • We are at a “tipping point” for polio eradication. In 2012 polio cases were at their lowest levels ever. We have to finish the job or we risk losing our gains entirely. • Since the global initiative began more than 25 years ago, Rotary and its partners have reduced polio cases by 99 percent worldwide. • There are only three countries where the wild Polio virus has never been stopped: Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. • Rotary’s chief role is fundraising, advocacy, and mobilizing volunteers. Other partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UN Foundation, and UNICEF, along with world governments. • Every dollar Rotary raises (up to US$35 million/year) will be matched 2- o-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for polio eradication efforts through 2018. • Rotary and Northwestern University’s Center for Global Health will host a live streamed global update on Polio eradication on World Polio Day, 24 October. [Rtn. Saleem Ahmad Khan]
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:07:56 +0000
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