The River Falls Rotary Club marked World Polio Day by viewing a brief video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xheITaL96B8 , followed by a rousing game of POLIO JEOPARDY!
WORLD POLIO DAY!
The River Falls Rotary Cllub marked World Polio Day by viewing a brief video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xheITaL96B8 , followed by a rousing game of POLIO JEOPARDY! For those of you unable to join us, here are some of the answers (and questions):
FAMOUS FOLKS
$100: This US President contracted polio as an adult. [FDR]
$200: This star of MASH contracted polio as a seven year-old. [Alan Alda]
$300: This renowned American actress survived polio as a child and is now an advocate for global immunization efforts. [Mia Farrow]
$400: This Canadian songwriter, singer, pianist, guitarist and director survived childhood polio, epilepsy, diabetes and his parents’ divorce. [Neil Young]
FUNDING THE FIGHT
$100: Gifts to fight polio are matched 2:1 by this philanthropic partner. [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]
$200: In 1985, Rotary launched this initiative with an initial fundraising goal of $120M. [Polio Plus]
$300: In 2009,the Gates Foundation issued its first challenge grant of $200M to help Rotary reach this important polio fundraising milestone. [$1B]
$400: Dollars contributed to Polio Plus count towards what prestigious Rotary recognition? [Paul Harris Fellow]
ENDEMIC COUNTRIES
$100: These three countries remain polio endemic. [Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan]
$200: In 2012, this country was declared polio-free. [India]
$300: The WHO will not declare a country polio free until it goes this many years without a new case. [3]
$400: Thanks to vaccination efforts, the US has been polio free since this year. [1979[
POLIO HISTORY
$100: This discovery by Jonas Salk in 1955 gave new hope to the fight against polio. [Polio vaccine]
$200: The 1916 polio epidemic in the US killed 6,000 people, including 2,000 in this major US city. [New York]
$300: Rotary’s work to fight polio began in 1969 with a multi-year project to immunize children in this country. [The Phillipines]
$400: When this initiative – a partnership of Rotary and the WHO – was launched in 1988, there were still an estimated 350,000 polio cases in 125 countries. [Global Polio Eradication Initiative]
Be sure to check out the article about World Polio Day in the River Falls Journal!
http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/life/health/4349747-close-rotary-clubs-observe-world-polio-day-disease-nears-eradication