POLIO PLUS UPDATE – BY THE NUMBERS
EXCELLENT RECENT NEWS! No new cases this last week.
ONE HUNDRED TEN - The number of days since the last case of the wild poliovirus Type 1 occurred in Afghanistan.
EIGHTY-FOUR - The number of days since the last case of the wild poliovirus Type 1 occurred in Pakistan.
TWO - The total number of cases of the wild poliovirus Type 1 that occurred in the world since New Year’s Day.
FORTY-TWO - The number of cases of the wild poliovirus Type 1 that occurred in 2020 on this date.
Last week marks the TWELFTH WEEK IN A ROW that there have been no reported new cases of the wild poliovirus in either Pakistan or Afghanistan. We did have three environmental samples show up in Pakistan this week compared to one the week before. This shows that the virus is still circulating in the environment, letting us know not to let our guard down.
District 5450 is the #3 District in all of Zone 26 for our contributions to Polio Plus. . . not only in total contributions but number #1 with the number of clubs in the District participating.
Let’s get to 100% in District Polio Plus giving! https://www.endpolio.org/donate
To make up for lost ground after the impact of COVID-19 and #EndPolio, commitment is needed at all levels. Governments, community leaders, religious figures, family members, and donors must come together to vaccinate every child. #VaccinesWork
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District 5450 deserves kudos for demonstrating our dedication to Polio Plus.
Our work and contributions help fund the efforts to eradicate Polio and to provide more matching grant money for all of our district and global grants.
Thank you to everyone in District 5450.