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24/10/2009
We're "this close" to eradicating polio
This October, some 162 million children are being vaccinated against polio, in countries from Guinea in west Africa to Nepal in south Asia. This month also marks 95 years since the birth of Jonas Salk, developer...
16/10/2009
Getting real-time campaign coverage data
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is implementing new approaches to improve the quality and impact of eradication strategies. One critical step is to obtain complete and rapid data on supplementary immunizati...
23/06/2009
UN Secretary General recognizes polio workers and volunteers
Birmingham, UK – In the final push to rid the world of a crippling and potentially fatal disease, Rotary International today announced that it has raised US$ 90.7 million toward its US$ 200...
06/03/2009
A landmark polio project puts thousands of newborns on the map every month
In the teeming streets of Uttar Pradesh (UP), ensuring each of the estimated 38 million children in India's most populous state is immunized remains one of the global polio era...
26/02/2009
Response to polio spread in West Africa
In response to a polio outbreak originating in Nigeria, an eight-country synchronized vaccination campaign in West Africa kicks off on 27 February 2009. Nigeria and seven of its neighbours wi...
25/02/2009
During Rotary's 104th anniversary, floodlight messages across some of the world's most iconic landmarks are lit with the message “End Polio Now”
From Sydney's Opera House to Rome's Coliseum, from Cape Town's Table Mountain to New York's High Falls, Ro...
