Polio News

World Immunization Week April 24-30 2025

To #EndPolio once and for all, we must make sure we reach every last child with the polio vaccine. This World Immunization Week,[…]

WORLD POLIO DAY OCTOBER 24 How To Get Involved 

If you haven’t started planning your World Polio Day event or action, now is the time! The Rotary Brand Center has[…]

Post-Polio Syndrome

Post-polio syndrome is a group of potentially disabling signs and symptoms that appear decades after the initial polio illness. These signs[…]

World Polio Day is October 24

Established by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to raise awareness of polio eradication, the date was picked in recognition of[…]

Polio Statistics as of July 5, 2024

At a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Polio Oversight Board (POB) on 17 July, the current epidemiology of poliovirus[…]

Paul Alexander: “Man in the Iron Lung”

Paul Alexander, an American paralytic polio survivor, lawyer, and writer, passed away on March 11, 2024, at the age of 78.[…]

Pakistan Kicks Off Week-Long Anti-Polio Campaign to Vaccinate Over 45.8 million Children

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Monday, February 26, kicked off a nationwide weeklong campaign to vaccinate over 45.8 million children against the[…]

This Close!

the dramatic effect of Rotary's Polio Plus project on the world.

Polio Stats as of Jan 5th 2024

Quote of the Day – “Remember to celebrate the milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”  Nelson Mandela Total Wild Polio[…]

Visit India For An Experience Of A Lifetime

DG Nancy Barbee from District 7700 in North Carolina is leading a group of 25 on a nine-day trip to India[…]