End Polio Now

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative


The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments and spearheaded by:

  • the World Health Organization (WHO),
  • Rotary International,
  • the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and
  • the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW.

http://www.polioeradication.org/Resourcelibrary/Strategyandwork.aspx

Activities to raise awareness this intiative and to raise funds to fight and end Polio include: Charity Horse Race Evening | Community Cinema for End Polio | Purple for Polio Crocus Planting | Purple for Polio in bloom

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