Join us for World Polio Day as global health experts and partners share our progress on the road to polio eradication. World Polio Day was initiated by Rotary International over a decade ago to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who developed a vaccine against poliomyelitis. The annual number of wild poliovirus cases has declined by more than 99.9% worldwide from an estimated 350,000 in 1988 when the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched. Of the three serotypes of wild poliovirus, type 2 was certified as eradicated in 2015 and type 3 was certified as eradicated in 2018. Your contributions count by saving a life at only $3 per child. Our Rotary District 6440 has just launched its PolioPlus Society. Your annual pledge of $100 per year until the world is declared polio free earns our membership. Learn more and click HERE To join District 6440's PolioPlus Society; "Charter Membership" opportunity until June 30, 2022.
A World Polio Day video created by Barbara Blane is on Vimeo at this link: