Rotary International was a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Starting with vaccinations of Philippines children in 1979, the program in 40 years has led to a 99.9% reduction of cases. We are very close to ridding the world of this scourge, just as smallpox was eradicated early by dedicated programs. Rotary Keilor East in 2023-24 will again focus our support on the campaign in the developing countries of the Americas.
Read more link PolioPlus website https://www.rotary.org/en/plus-polioplus
https://www.endpolio.org/what-is-polio