Putting An End To Polio

Friday, March 1, 2019

Putting An End To Polio (NAPSA)—According to the World Health Organization, vaccine _hesi- tancy—the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines—is oneofthe top ten global health threats of 2019. ‘Acknowledging this challenge, Rotary clubs in the U.S. and around the world remain laser-focused on the globalfight to end polio, a paralyzing but vaccine-preventable disease. With success, polio will becomeonlythe second human disease,after smallpox, to be wipedout. (bees Photo credit: Rotary International Health workersin India go doorto doorto deliver the oral polio vaccine to children who need to be For more than 30 years, Rotary has been thedriving force in the worldwide polio eradication effort. Alongside its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary has achieved a 99.9 percentreduction in polio cases and has contributed $2 billion to protect more than2.5 billion children from this para- lyzing disease. Today, only Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to report cases of wild polio virus and eradication is within grasp. So, on October 24th, World Polio Day, more than a million Rotary club members around the world will rec- ognize the progress to date and double downonefforts to end polio for good. From fashion shows in Nebraska and winetastings in Idaho, to walks in Kenya and benefit concerts in Switzerland, Rotaryclubsare hosting awareness and fundraising events to put an end to the disease onceandforall. You don't have to be a global health expert or Rotary member to support efforts to end polio. Visit www.endpolio.org to find out how you can help end a disease and make history on World Polio Day and beyond. ceneeeee anny nnn a Editor's Note: While this can beparticularly efective on or before WorldPolio Day, October 24, 2019, it cn be ofinterest foyourreaders at any time.

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