BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Why eradication matters\n\n\nThanks to the work of Rotary and o ur partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)\, polio case s have been reduced by 99.9% worldwide since 1988. However\, it is critica l for us to continue our efforts to eradicate the polio for good because o ne child paralyzed by this vaccine-preventable disease is one child too ma ny.\n\n\nThe risk: A resurgence of polio\n\n\nIf polio is not fully eradic ated and the work of the GPEI is halted\, we could see a global resurgence of the disease with as many as 200\,000 new paralytic cases each year ove r the next 10 years\, all over the world.\n\n\nThe challenge: Worldwide er adication\n\n\nPolio anywhere is a threat to children everywhere. As we ge t closer to ending polio\, we need to increase disease detection\, also kn own as surveillance\, to ensure the virus is truly gone from every corner of the world. Given that only one in 200 cases of polio results in paralys is\, we rely on the program'\;s extensive surveillance and laboratory n etwork to tell us where polio does (and does not) exist.\n\n\n \n DTEND:20261024T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260930T121640Z DTSTART:20261024T040000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:World Polio Day UID:67faa171-1dbd-49a9-8ba8-1683a55a0254 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Why eradication matters

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Thanks to the work of Rotary and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)\, poli o cases have been reduced by 99.9% worldwide since 1988. However\, it is c ritical for us to continue our efforts to eradicate the polio for good bec ause one child paralyzed by this vaccine-preventable disease is one child too many.

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The risk: A resurgence of polio\n\n
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If polio is not fully e radicated and the work of the GPEI is halted\, we could see a global resur gence of the disease with as many as 200\,000 new paralytic cases each yea r over the next 10 years\, all over the world.

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The challenge: Worldwide eradication

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Polio anywhere is a threat to children everywhere. As w e get closer to ending polio\, we need to increase disease detection\, als o known as surveillance\, to ensure the virus is truly gone from every cor ner of the world. Given that only one in 200 cases of polio results in par alysis\, we rely on the program'\;s extensive surveillance and laborato ry network to tell us where polio does (and does not) exist.

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