Rotary International World Polio Day
Contact:
Don Prestin
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Oct 24, 2019 - WORLD POLIO DAY
https://www.endpolio.org/world-polio-day
Rotary International has been involved in trying to help eradicate Polio from the world since the 80's. Presently there are only 2 countries where transmission of the wild poliovirus still occurs (Afghanistan and Pakistant. 400 million children immunized by Rotary and its partners each year. $1.9 Billion is the amount that Rotary has contributed to polio eradication. It now costs only $3 to protect a child from polio for life. Contact Club Polio Chair, Don Prestin for details.