ROTARY BASICS FOUNDATION SEMINAR Polio Plus Update District
ROTARY BASICS FOUNDATION SEMINAR Polio Plus Update
District 5300’s Efforts • Gates Foundation two-to-one match, up to US$35 million per year, through 2018 • Strike Out Polio had 160 attend on August 23 from 5300 and 5330 and great sponsorships • March to End Polio with District 5330 – Rescheduled to March 7, 2015 2014
Where we Stand • In 1985 there were 350, 000 cases of polio in 125 countries • In 2013 there were 416 cases and three endemic countries – Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria 2014
Where We Stand 2014
Where We Stand • Through 8/12/14 there were 139 cases in 9 countries • Pakistan and Guinea have exported the virus internationally since May – Other 2014 “exporters” include Syria, Cameroon – Countries infected by Polio in 2014 include: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Somalia and Nigeria • Polio detected in sewage in Sao Paulo 2014
Where We’re Doing • Rotary Supports WHO Director-General’s call for Public Health Emergency Declaration – Pakistan, Syria, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Afghanistan • Rotary releases $43. 6 million to fight polio in Africa, Asia and Middle East for immunization, surveillance and research • http: //www. endpolio. org/advocacy 2014
What We Still Face 2014
What Else is Being Done? • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ob 0 c. G 4 o q. Dis 2014
For More Information • http: //www. endpolio. org • https: //www. facebook. com/pages/Rotary. District-5300 -5330 -End-Polio-Now. Events/1444261952507725 • Donald Tatera, District 5300 Polio Plus Chair – W: (760) 247 -5393 or C: (760) 887 -4096 – rotaryteamtatera@gmail. com 2014
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