Polio Plus Newsletter (Sep 30, 2018)

Message from Kelly Barr, Polio Plus Chair

I keep saying that we need to remind ourselves that this is more than just a Polio project. This project has impacted the entire Global Health system in a positive way providing so much more than just the simple drops of live Polio vaccine. “Currently an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and 6 polio funded staff are at the epicenter as well as 15 or so staff working in the regional and provincial level working on controlling the spread.” “The role of these polio surveillance network and staff is invaluable in countries that have weak health systems and very little resources.” from Anand Balachandran, WHO on his interview with Coffee with the Polio Experts.

Rotary Announces US$96.5 Million to End Polio

Rotary grants to support the global effort to end polio, focused on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria, along with further funding to help keep 16 vulnerable countries polio-free.

World Polio Day is October 24

Now’s the time to start planning your World Polio Day event. Spread the word in your community about the ongoing fight to end polio. Together, we can — and will — make history by ending polio for good.

Enter the World Polio Day Competition

World Polio Day Competition – Your Club could win $500 for its WASH Projects!

World Polio Day is celebrated on October 24th. World Polio Day was established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. Use of this inactivated poliovirus vaccine and subsequent widespread use of the oral poliovirus vaccine, developed by Albert Sabin, led to the establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Polio is a disease caused by a virus that affects the nervous system and is mainly spread by person-to-person contact. Polio can also be spread by drinking water or other drinks or eating raw or undercooked food that are contaminated with the feces of an infected person.

Polio Fundraiser's Around The District

If you are not having your own Club Polio Fundraiser, consider supporting one that is happening here in Rotary District 5870 Central Texas:

Oct. 18 - Austin's PINTS FOR POLIO 5:30PM - 7:30PM at the Fairmont - Rooftop, Downtown Austin

Oct. 18 - Taylor's PINTS FOR POLIO 4:00PM - 8:00PM at Texas Beer Company, Taylor

Oct. 18 - Lakeway/Lake Travis' PINTS FOR POLIO 6:00PM - 8:00PM at Hops & Thyme, Lakeway

Oct. 20 - Multi-Club MONSTER DASH 9:00AM Harker Heights Community Park, Harker Heights

Oct. 25 - La Grange's POLIO RAFFLE FUNDRAISER Back Porch BBQ, LA GRANGE

Polio Eradication Update

Our Rotary-wide 2018-19 Rotary Year Polio Fundraising Goal is $50 Million – be Matched $2 for $1 by the Gates Foundation

Two Drops of Patience

Travel with Patience Asiimwe and her fellow Rotaractors to a remote region of Uganda to vaccinate children who otherwise would be missed. See how far Patience will go to make sure every child in her country is protected from polio. Click here

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