Malawi and Mozambique have successfully closed the wild polio type 1 outbreak!

Thanks to tireless efforts from health authorities, workers & communities, alongside World Health Organization (WHO), Gates Foundation, @UNICEFPOLIO, Rotary International, EndPolioNow, @CDCGov, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, millions of children are now safe.

🎉🙌 Malawi & Mozambique have successfully closed the wild poliovirus type 1 outbreak! Thanks to tireless efforts from health authorities, workers, communities, alongside World Health Organization (WHO), Gates Foundation, @UNICEFPolio, Rotary International, @CDCGov & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, millions of children are now safe. #EndPolio

Another World Immunization Week has come and gone, but the Rotary's commitment to polio-free world🌍 continues!

In a recent reflection, EPNC Bob Taylor reminds us that through shared responsibility and collective action, we can #EndPolio for good: endpol.io/3wuWyH5

Wild poliovirus weekly case update from World Health Organization (WHO): No new cases.
In 2024: Afghanistan: 2; Pakistan: 2
In 2023: Afghanistan: 6; Pakistan: 6.
bit.ly/3MnsSxA. #EndPolio .

'The vaccine can protect us,' Jean 7 years old.
Children in #Guinea 🇬🇳 talk about vaccination against #polio
👶🏽👧 From 10 to 13 May💧National vaccination campaign for #Endpolio #ForEveryChild aged 0 to 5.

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Paralympian Anne Wafula Strike knows first hand the lifelong effects of polio. After contracting polio as a child, she overcame prejudice, lack of accessibility, and more to become a mother, athlete, advocate, and ambassador for #EndPolio .

👉 Learn more: endpol.io/4a8Rl5y

As pioneers in the fight to #EndPolio , Rotary members continue to provide their resolute support to ending polio in Pakistan: endpol.io/4b9Ya88

We are heartbroken to share the news of Dr. John Sever's passing on 25 April. An infectious disease specialist and champion of Rotary’s polio eradication program, his legacy won't soon be forgotten: endpol.io/4dtRKSK

🌍✨ At Rotary Day at UNESCO, we honored President Emmanuel Macron with the Polio Eradication Champion Award, accepted by Patrice Faure. France's pledge of €50M to #EndPolio showcases its global leadership and commitment to a polio-free world. 🇫🇷🕊️

🔗: endpol.io/3UO5wbO

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Shahzad Baig Dr. Shahzad Baig on a much deserved placement on TIME's 2024 100 Most Influential People in Global Health!

🔗time.com/6968898/dr-sha…

Wild poliovirus weekly case update from World Health Organization (WHO): No new cases.
In 2024: Afghanistan: 2; Pakistan: 2
In 2023: Afghanistan: 6; Pakistan: 6.
bit.ly/3MnsSxA. #EndPolio .