What is the Polio Plus Society? The original concept came in 2012 from Rotarian Harriett Schloer of Bend High Desert Rotary in Oregon and PDG Dell Gray of District 5110. District 5110 now has over 800 Polio Plus Society members which means they can count on $80,000 annually until the virus is eradicated.
As you can plainly see in the attached PDF file, my staff is falling asleep due to the slow trickle of Polio Plus Society jot Forms coming in. Please, please, please give them some paperwork to do and join the Polio Plus Society today. Donate $100.00 each Rotary Year until Wild Polio is eradicated (approximately four to six years). By joining the Polio Plus Society, you will be saving the lives of those children that need our help the most.
Use the QR code attached or go to Rotary District 6440 website and sign up today!
One new Wild Polio case reported this week. We are now 2 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - in Pakistan. Intensified efforts continue to be implemented in Pakistan, particularly in the Southern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to urgently eradicate the remaining endemic WPV1 transmission.
Total paralysis cases | Year-to-date 2023 | Total 2022 | Total 2021 | Total 2020 | Total 2019 |
Globally | 7 | 30 | 6 | 140 | 176 |
- in endemic countries: | 7 | 22 | 5 | 140 | 176 |
- in post-endemic countries: | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Wild Polio Case Total 6 - Afghanistan 5, Pakistan 2
2022 Wild Polio Cases - Pakistan 20, Afghanistan 2, Mozambique 8
2022 Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 912 in 25 Countries
2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total - 192 Benin - 3, Burkina Faso - 2, Central African Republic - 10, Chad - 20, Cote d' Ivoire - 2, DR Congo - 107, Indonesia - 3, Israel - 1, Kenya - 2, Madagascar - 13, Mali - 3, Mozambique - 3, Nigeria - 19, Somalia - 2, Tanzania - 1, Zambia - 1.
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total - 912 Afghanistan - 43, Algeria - 3, Benin - 11 , Burundi - 1, Cameroon - 3, Central African Republic - 6, Chad -44, DR Congo - 507, Republic of Congo - 1, Eritrea - 1, Ethiopia - 1, Ghana - 3, Indonesia - 1, Israel - 1, Madagascar - 14, Malawi - 4, Mali - 2, Mozambique - 22, Niger - 16, Nigeria - 48, Pakistan - 8, Somalia - 5, Sudan - 1, Togo - 2, United States - 1, Yemen - 162.
New Polio Cases & Samples reported this week -
- Pakistan: WPV1 case and two WPV1 positive environmental samples
- Burkina Faso: one cVDPV2 case
- Chad: Five cVDPV2 cases and two positive environmental samples
- DR Congo: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
- Madagascar: 10 cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
Quote of the Day - "The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." - Mahatma Gandhi
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan One new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Two Wild Polio cases reported in 2023. Twenty Wild Polio cases reported in 2022. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 2/20/23. Two WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Five Wild Polio cases reported in 2023 - all from the Nangarhar Province. Two Wild Polio Cases reported in 2022. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 5/18/23. No WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW & FOREVER!
20,500,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Glenn T. Garlick
D6440 End Polio Now Chair
Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club
630-399-2421 gtgarlick@yahoo.com
Hello Fellow Rotarians,
I would like to extend my services as the District 6440 End Polio Now Chair to come to your Rotary Club meeting and discuss the latest news on the eradication of Wild Polio. I will also be distributing the Polio Plus Society pins for those who made a contribution during the second half of 2022-2023 Rotary Year. My presentation should take about twenty minutes. In the past three years I scheduled most of my presentations in September, October and November. However, this year I’ll only be doing a maximum of two presentations a week, therefor you can schedule me during any time of Rotary year 2023-2024. To those Rotary Clubs that meet on Wednesday morning please try to schedule me on the fifth Wednesday of the month. I will start to visit Rotary clubs after Labor Day. I look forward to seeing you all again and participating in your World Polio Day events.
Blessings, Glenn T. Garlick
District 6440 End Polio Now Chair
District 6440 Veterans Affairs Liaison
Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club
630-399-2421 gtgarlick@yahoo.com
