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What is Polio Plus ?
Polio Plus is a Global Polio Eradication Initiative and is an unique International public health programme
spearheaded in 1988 by Rotary International, the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and U.S. Centres for disease control
and prevention.
Here are some of the Rotary achievements
Launched in 1985
Has contributed more than $600 million to fight polio worldwide
Provides armies of volunteers to asist in immunisations, vaccine delivery and social mobilisation
Has played a major role in decisions by donor governments to contribute more than $2.6billion to polio eradication
The results are
2 billion children immunised in 122 countries
Polio cases slashed by 99 percent
Five million cases of paralysis prevented, 250,000 paediatric deaths averted
Polio-endemic countries now down to four
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