End Polio Now

We are THIS CLOSE to eradicating Polio globally.
But we need your help.

End Polio Now - End Polio Now
Kick polio out of Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

End Polio Now - Immunised children in India have their pinkies dipped in purple ink.

End Polio Now - Every pound or dollar raised by Rotary will be matched 2:1 by the Bill Gates Foundation.

End Polio Now - In a Polio outbreak it is the under 5's who suffer most.

End Polio Now - was declared Polio Free by WHO in March 2014 after years of intensive National Immunisation programmes.

End Polio Now - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria

End Polio Now - Rotary is promoting confidence by partnering with other healthcare initiatives.

End Polio Now - we are on the last hard lap.

End Polio Now - Rotary is monitoring activity and engaging with immunisation ambassadors in the North.

End Polio Now - Rotary is reaching the children in remote border zones.

End Polio Now - Eradicating the last 1% of Polio is tougher than the 99% achieved to date.

End Polio Now - from Nigeria. No child is safe anywhere until Polio is eradicated everywhere.

End Polio Now - Rotary's Global Goal is to raise 25M USD /year between 2013-2018 to plug funding gap.

End Polio Now - by Bill Gates Foundation until 2018: Every pound you donate via Rotary will realise 3 pounds.

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How to Donate to End Polio Now

All donations by Newbury Rotary Club to End Polio Now during 2015 will be tripled by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Help us to Make History Together and Donate today.

Donate by Mobile Phone Text

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Donate online

All donations will be identified as End Polio Now donations and are paid into Newbury Rotary Club's Benevolent Fund. Registered Charity No: 26100

Fundraising for End Polio Now

End Polio Now is a focus of Newbury Rotary Club's fundraising in 2015

Fundraising events include:

Name the Teddy at Royal Berkshire Show - September 2015

Newbury Boules Tournament - Boules in the Square- on Sunday June 28th 2015

Why End Polio Now?

We are within tantalisizing reach of eradicating this disease, forever;

The goals are achievable;
The legacy of the achievement will pave the way for other future programmes.

The world has never been closer to ending polio for good. Since making a pledge to eradicate polio in 1985, Rotary International, together with the partner health agencies, has reduced the number of cases by 99 per cent, putting polio on the brink of being the second disease ever to be completely eradicated.

We are "THIS CLOSE" to eradicating Polio.

Today only three polio endemic countries remain: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria,
There is no cure for polio
But a simple immunisation can prevent children from ever contracting this crippling disease that can lead to limbs of the victim becoming limp and disfigured, and in some cases can cause paralysis and even death.

No child is safe anywhere until Polio is eradicated everywhere

In 2013 Polio was imported from North Nigeria to the Horn of Africa. An outbreak with over 160 cases resulted.

A new outbreak of Polio was reported in Syria in 2014. There is currently an immunisation programme in progress across the whole of the Middle East countries to prevent its spreading. 22 million children under the age of 5 need to be immunised by March 2014.

A new End Game Eradication Strategy is now in place with the goal of eradicating Polio by 2018.
The plan will cost a further $5.5Bn.