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With your help, we can end polio for good.

World Polio Day

24 October

One Day, One Focus, Ending Polio.

Our 5th annual World Polio Day event, co-hosted with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, brought together more than 100,000 viewers around the world. More than 3,000 events took place this World Polio Day to recognize the progress we've made in the fight to end polio. Find out how you can take part in World Polio Day, and watch our livestream program featuring global health experts and celebrities sharing our progress on the road to polio eradication.

World Polio Day

I am from a generation who has witnessed the devastating effects of polio. When I discovered how close we were to eradicating polio, I was very motivated to be a part of this movement. It is so rare when you can accomplish something so spectacular.

Angelique Kidjo, singer-songwriter

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A world of difference.

Learn

Get informed and help make polio a subject of conversation in your community.

Share

Most people have heard of polio but few know that the disease still affects children around the world. You can help by spreading the word.

Donate

Every donation helps us obtain the vaccines, transport and materials needed in the fight against polio.

Rotary and Gates Foundation Celebrate 10 Years of Working Together to End Polio

Since 2013, the Gates Foundation has matched every $1 Rotary commits to polio eradication 2-to-1.

Current Status

Since 1988, we’ve seen a worldwide reduction in polio cases of 99.9%. Last year we only saw wild polio cases in three countries.

Read the Full Report

Afghanistan

08

Reported Cases

2015: 20

2016: 13

2017: 14

Pakistan

02

Reported Cases

2015: 54

2016: 20

2017: 08

Nigeria

00

Reported Cases

2015: 00

2016: 04

2017: 00

The History of Rotary & Polio

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