How to Fight Polio
After 20 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.
Polio is now found in only two regions in the world (within the borders of four countries); Nigeria and the mountaineous area between the borders of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India. All of these governments are cooperating with what is effectively the largest non-military army of people working daily to eradicate this horrid disease.
Your contribution will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families. As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high.
However, "If we have the fortitude to see this effort through to the end, then we will eradicate polio" - Bill Gates.
If you or your organization is interested in joining Rotary's Fight Against Polio and would like to work with a local Rotary club, please feel free to contact your local club or District Polio Chair, Bill Batt
You can also help End Polio Now by texting "polio" to 90999
A one time charge of $5 will be added to your monthly bill.
