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PolioPlus

• 20 Years

• 200 Countries

• 20 Million Volunteers

• Over 2 Billion Children Immunized

Global Eradication Initiative

A public-private partnership led by:• Rotary International• World Health Organization (WHO)• Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC)• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)• Governments of the World

Polio Eradication Progress

1985

350,000 cases

125 countries

Progress 2006

4 endemic countries, the lowest in history

Total global cases in 2006:Total global cases in 2006: As of 15 Novemeber

1646 cases in 15 countries (compared with 11499 cases in 14 countries for the same period in

2005)Endemic 1614Non endemic 109 This week

EndemicIndia 17Nigeria 19Afghanistan 0Pakistan 0

This weekImported 1

Nigeria: 1004 casesNigeria: 1004 cases (compared with 590 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 14 Oct)

India:  548 casesIndia:  548 cases (compared with 52 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 25 Oct.)

Afghanistan:  29 casesAfghanistan:  29 cases (compared to 5 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 29 Sept)

Pakistan:  33 casesPakistan:  33 cases (compared with 22 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 2 Nov)

Somalia: Somalia:  32 cases (compared with 60 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 5 Sept)

Namibia: Namibia:  19 cases (compared with 0 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 26 June)

Ethiopia:Ethiopia:  16 cases (compared with 18 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 18 Oct)

Bangladesh:Bangladesh:  15 cases (compared with 0 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 22 Aug)

Republic of Niger:Republic of Niger:  11 cases (compared with 6 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 23 Aug)

Democratic the Congo:  8 cases (compared with 0 cases for the same period in 2005: Last case 13 Aug)

Indonesia:Indonesia:  2 cases (compared with 295 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 20 Feb) 

Yemen:Yemen:  1 case (compared with 476 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 2 Feb)

Nepal: Nepal:  2case (compared with 2 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 23 Aug)

Angola: Angola:  1 case (compared with 9 cases for the same period in 2005: last case 27 June)

Cameroon: 1 Case ( compared with 1 case for the same period in 2005: last case 22 Aug)

Kenya: 1 ( Case compared with 0 case for the same period in 2005: last case 26 June)

2 'New' Polio Vaccines Developed Licensed & Used in 2005

50% decrease in lab time

Saudi Regulations

Travel advisory

Certificate of Polio Vaccination

New Approaches for Polio Campaigns

(Examples from India & Pakistan) • 8-9 house-house campaigns/year.

• 'Underserved strategy' including systematic engagement of local

leaders.

• Transit strategy reaching add'l 5

million children.

• Birth dose of oral polio vaccine.

• IPV

New Standards for Outbreak Response

FAST: start within 4 weeks.

VERY LARGE: 2-5 million children.

HIGH QUALITY: house-to-house.

SUSTAINED: minimum 3

OPTIMAL VACCINE: mOPV.

Adopted by World Health Assembly, May 2006

SUMMARY

• 2 new polio vaccines developed, licensed & used.

• 2 countries removed from list of endemic areas.

• 15 countries removed from list of re-infected areas.

• Saudi Arabia Action

….. only 4 countries remain endemic.

PolioPlus

By the time the world is certified Polio-free, Rotary contributions to polio eradication will reach nearly US $650 million.

PolioPlus Grants 2005-06

Operations53%

Vaccine0%

Social Mobilization

25%

Surveillance22%

Netherlands

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

UN Foundation

WB Investment Partnership for Polio

World Bank/India

European Commission

Germany

Canada

France

USAID

UK

US CDC

Others Rotary International

IFFImJapan

Gates Foundation

G852%

Multilateral Sector 22%

Private Sector 18%

Non-G8 OECDOther 8%

Donor Contributions to Global Polio Eradication Initiative, 1988-2008

Thousands and thousands of Volunteer HoursIn both donor and receiving countries

PolioPlus Advocacy- How it’s done

23 Rotary National Advocacy Advisors advocate political/financial support from donor governments

32 National PolioPlus Committee chairs

32 National PolioPlus Committee Chairs in endemic, importation and high-risk countries advocate political support from their governments

Marie Irene Richmond Ahoua

India: Engaging Muslim Leaders

Where there's a conclave there's Rotary!

PolioPlus Partners

Purpose:Purpose: • Support fellow Rotarians’ polio Support fellow Rotarians’ polio eradication efforts in polio-endemic eradication efforts in polio-endemic and high-risk countriesand high-risk countries

Example:Example: • Needs for National Immunization DaysNeeds for National Immunization Days

PolioPlus Partners

Social Mobilization: Raise awareness of polio immunization such as: •radio and television ads •billboards •megaphones•t-shirts/aprons to identify volunteers.

PolioPlus Partners

Open Projects List (OPL)

To find a project to support, go to Rotary’s website:

rotary.org/foundation/polioplus

Support PolioPlus Partners

Two Ways to Support PolioPlus Partners

•District Designated Funds (DDF):District Designated Funds (DDF): donate donate available DDF to support projects on the Open available DDF to support projects on the Open Projects list.Projects list.

•Cash contributions:Cash contributions: cash contributions are cash contributions are matched US$ .50 for each US$ 1.00 donated.matched US$ .50 for each US$ 1.00 donated.

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