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The World Health Organization has confirmed the end of polio outbreaks in five African countries after successful vaccination campaigns and enhanced surveillance stopped transmission. Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Congo, and Uganda achieved this milestone through community commitment and rapid response systems.
Global researchers gathered in Seattle to accelerate the science needed to eradicate polio forever. Their innovations are bringing the world closer than ever to a disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year.
A Winchester fundraiser drew a packed house to hear doctors tackle the urgent threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs while raising money to end polio. The June event blended hope with science, featuring polio survivors alongside experts fighting tomorrow's health crises.
Community volunteers in Nigeria are winning the fight against vaccine hesitancy, helping push immunization rates to 88% after polio cases threatened children. Little Karima's story sparked a movement that's protecting thousands.
Six countries in the Horn of Africa and Yemen are seeing remarkable progress in their fight against polio, with Kenya reporting zero cases since mid-2024 and Ethiopia cutting infections by 98%. Despite ongoing conflicts and humanitarian crises, strengthened regional cooperation is protecting millions of children from this paralyzing disease.
Africa celebrated being polio-free in 2020, and women health workers were the driving force behind protecting 20 million people from paralysis. Now these same trusted community leaders are keeping immunization systems strong across the continent.
A disease that once paralyzed thousands of children every year has been nearly eradicated through one of history's most successful vaccination campaigns. Rotary International and its partners have reduced polio cases by 99.9% worldwide since 1988, saving more than 20 million people from paralysis.
Nigeria is doubling down on eliminating polio for good, bringing seven more states under special oversight to protect every child. Twelve states will launch a massive vaccination campaign in May to reach millions of children.
Rotary International's incoming president is making polio eradication his top priority while launching an AI literacy program to equip young people with future-ready skills. With membership growth targets and humanitarian peace initiatives, the organization is expanding its global impact.
After decades of global vaccination efforts, polio cases have plummeted by 99 percent, bringing humanity to the edge of completely eradicating this devastating disease. The final push requires sustained commitment, but the finish line is finally within reach.
Health workers are moving door-to-door across Malawi to vaccinate 1.7 million children against polio, part of a renewed global push to finally eliminate a disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands annually. Despite setbacks, wild polio cases have dropped 99% since 1988.
After seven decades of quiet partnership, Rotary International celebrated its 70th anniversary in Ethiopia with a historic presidential visit recognizing billions invested in health. The organization has helped vaccinate millions of children and pushed polio transmission down 99.9% worldwide.