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Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Bill Gates was just a few months old when the first polio vaccine was developed in 1955. Now the American philanthropist is at the forefront with Rotary in the fight against polio. He used a district conference in Spokane, Washington, USA, to thank Rotarians for their leadership and dedication to eradicate the disease from the planet.

Fighting Disease

Fighting Disease

London’s New Year’s Day Parade has now become a major tourist attraction in the capital, and this year Rotarians joined the event, drawing particular attention to the End Polio Now campaign.

If you’re looking for a neat Christmas present, how about a cookbook packed with numerous recipes? It’s been pulled together by Rotary Stourbridge in the West Midlands, with the funds going towards Rotary’s Purple4Polio campaign.

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There are just three areas of the world where poliovirus is present. One of them is on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan where Rotary is dealing direct with the Taliban to help eradicate the disease.

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