"END POLIO NOW" AWARENESS RIDE AND RUN 2017
KOTA KINABALU
END POLIO NOW
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Only 3 countries remain endemic.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
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Polio mainly affects children under the age of 5.
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There is no cure, but polio is preventable with a vaccine.
POLIO FACTS
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We've reduced cases by 99.9% since 1988.
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Until we end polio forever, every child is at risk.
IF POLIO REBOUNDS, OVER
200,000 CHILDREN A YEAR
COULD BE PARALYSED WITHIN
A DECADE
For the past 30 years, Rotary has been working to eradicate polio. Our goal of finally having a polio-free world is within sight. We began our journey in 1979 providing vaccines to 6 million children in the Philippines. Now, we're down to 3 countries worldwide: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.
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Rotarians have been instrumental in inching the world closer to polio eradication. Their efforts has not only ended polio in 122 countries but also created a system for tackling various other health priorities such as Ebola.