End Polio Now
Welcome to the End Polio Now pages
End Polio Now is the most ambitious programme in Rotary's history. For more than 30 years Rotary has led the global effort to rid the world of this crippling disease.
Nearly 3 billion children have been vaccinated,
preventing more than 18 million people being paralysed. More than 650,000
paralytic cases of polio are now prevented every year. More than 1.8 million childhood deaths have been prevented.
Once polio is eradicated, the world will be able to celebrate a major global advantage that will benefit all children, whatever their origins.
The goal of a polio free world is tantalisingly close. Wild polio virus types 2 and 3 have been eradicated. Only in Pakistan and remote parts of Afghanistan is the Wild Type 1 polio virus circulating.
It's official - The WHO Africa Region has been declared wild polio-free!
On 25th August 2020, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa region, was officially certified free from wild poliovirus , signifying a major milestone in the battle to eradicate the disease worldwide.
This progress is the result of a decades-long effort across the 47 countries which make up the WHO’s African region and now means that five of the six WHO regions, which represent 90% of the world’s population, will be free of wild polio.
Rotary members have played an invaluable role in the effort to rid the African region of wild polio.By raising funds for polio eradication, advocating with world governments and national and local leaders, and raising awareness, Rotarians have contributed nearly US $890 million to conquer polio in the region.
Below are links to leaflets and fact sheets. You can click on each one to download it. The first two are also available to buy from the End Polio Now Guernsey website
Click here for a useful Basic Fact Sheet
Click here for a useful information leafletLatest position for 2022 (as at 8 June 2022)
10 cases of WPV1
103 cVDPV cases
Final Position for 2021
5 cases of WPV1
583 cVDPV cases
A new oral vaccine will eliminate the risk of vaccine derived polio and is yet another big step towards complete eradication.
Final position for 2020
140 WPV1
1079 cVDPV cases
Here is a link to more information about the campaign and how you can donate
There are some links to specific fund raising initiatives for End Polio Now on the menu on the right.
Guernsey Rotary Club End Polio Now shop. Click here to buy bears, clothing and lots of items you can sell to raise funds
To learn more about eradicating polio go to the RI website for polio eradication or the official website of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
