The Rotary Clubs of Marble Falls, Marble Falls Daybreak, Rotary Club of Burnet, the Area’s Passport Club, and EClub marked historic progress toward a polio-free world while urging the community to help end the paralyzing disease. Thousands of Events were held by Rotary clubs around the world on or around
World Polio Day, 24 October
World Polio Day, 24 October
The Rotary Clubs of Marble Falls, Marble Falls Daybreak, Rotary Club of Burnet, the Area’s Passport Club, and EClub marked historic progress toward a polio-free world while urging the community to help end the paralyzing disease.
Thousands of Events were held by Rotary clubs around the world on or around
World Polio Day, 24 October. Rotary After Work, a combo of local clubs, met to celebrate the successes of Polio Plus.
World Polio Day, 24 October. Rotary After Work, a combo of local clubs, met to celebrate the successes of Polio Plus.
Rotary members in Marble Falls and Burnet County took action for World Polio Day, on Tuesday, October 26th to raise awareness, funds, and support to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today.
Rotary has developed a model for disease response in every community in the world while developing the strategies and infrastructure to eradicate Polio from the planet. This will be the second disease to be eradicated from the planet. To date, there have been only 2 cases of Wild Polio this year in the world. One each in Afghanistan and Pakistan back in January 2021.
When Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries every year. We’ve made great progress against the disease since then. Today, polio cases have been reduced by 99.9 percent, and just two countries continue to report cases of wild poliovirus. And we remain committed to the end. Since 1985, Rotary has contributed more than $2.2 billion toward eradicating polio.
With polio nearly eradicated, Rotary and its partners must sustain this progress and continue to reach every child with the polio vaccine. Without full funding and political commitment, this paralyzing disease could return to polio-free countries, putting children everywhere at risk. Rotary has committed to raising US $50 million each year to support global polio eradication efforts. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged to match that 2-to-1, for a total yearly contribution of $150 million.
Becky Lange, President of the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary says “Rotarians around the world have played a significant role in defeating polio. Our local clubs are up to the challenge to continue to help provide services and resources to improve the health and quality of life of our neighbors.”
About Rotary
Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who unite and take action to create lasting change in communities around the globe. For more than 115 years, Rotary’s people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to improve lives through service. From promoting literacy and peace to providing clean water and improving health care, Rotary members are always working to better the world. Visit endpolio.org to learn more about Rotary and the fight to eradicate polio.