END POLIO NOW PROJECTS

We are involved with Rotary's push to rid India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria of polio and hence ensure our children, and their children, will never know the crippling affects of this disease.

Crocuses spelling out a most important message - END POLIO NOW

You can see in these pages how our Rotary Club is getting involved in this campaign to  end polio now. 

You can also find out more from the " Thanks For Life - End Polio Now" website at  http://www.ribi.org/thanks-for-life and the latest news as of January 2013 http://www.ribi.org/news/ribi-news/help-rotary-end-polio-now

You can also see a clip from the BBC regarding the news from February 2012 on eradication of polio in India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v77c0QSSNc&feature=share

This photo was taken on March 25th 2011 - our hard work in October 2010 planting crocuses in Knighton, Norton and Presteigne paid off ......so lets END POLIO NOW

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END POLIO NOW PROJECTS sub-pages:

Walk a Mile for polio awareness

more We will be walking a mile around local villages to increase the awareness of Rotary's polio eradication programme.

World Polio day is on October 24th 2022

more We are promoting this exciting event by holding a polio awareness stall at the Knighton Community Market on October 22nd

President Howard introduces Polio to Knighton Primary

more We talk to their school assembly about Rotary's involvement in polio eradication....

Latest figures on polio cases worldwide August 2017

more This is the latest news from Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio

Latest figures on polio cases around the world April 2017

more We proudly support the eradication of polio and applaud those on the ground who are out there vaccinating children in all conditions....

Latest update on world polio figures 2.9.16

more These are the latest figures from End Polio Now.....

Latest figures on polio cases around the world May 2016

more These are the figures from Pakistan and Afghanistan showing a continuing reduction in polio cases....

NEW VACCINE DISTRIBUTED WORLD WIDE

more Last month the largest and fastest globally coordinated rollout of a vaccine into routine immunisation programmes in history was completed.

Latest figures on polio cases around the world March 2016

more We proudly support the eradication of polio and applaud those on the ground who are out there vaccinating children in all conditions....

Latest figures on polio cases around the world February 2016

more Wild Polio Virus - 1: There were 73 cases during 2015 vs 359 cases in 2014. 54 of these cases were in Pakistan vs 306 cases, and 19 cases in Afghanistan vs 28.

Latest figures on polio cases around the world Dec 2015

more The world is slowly and steadily being cleansed of the devastating polio virus......

ROTARY DAY WORLDWIDE

more This is the anniversary of the start of Rotary in 1905

We are part of Rotary's World's Greatest Meal

more This was the next of our regular monthly lunches at the home of Rotarians Martin and Margaret. Today we raised money for Rotary's Polio eradication programme......

Update January/February 2013

more Read about World Polio day 2013 and about India's success as of January 2013.

Frugal Lunch with Ivan and Cathy Jones

more This week we ate " frugally" at the Joneses in Wigmore.

World Polio Day 2012

more The day when all Rotarians celebrate being one year closer to eradication of polio.

The Big Quiz - Club results

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Presteigne Primary School supports

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Presteigne Library

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Media coverage Nov 09

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January 2010 update

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Collection to end polio now

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"Focus on the Crocus" 2011

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