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World Polio Day

Fri, Oct 24th 2025 at 12:00 am - 12:00 pm


A short history:

  • 1956 Polio vaccine was introduced into the UK. 
  • 1984 The last Polio case in the UK.
  • 1985 Rotary International launched a mass immunisation programme to tackle the 350,000 cases per year.
  • 1988 The World Health Organization joined the programme.
  • 2007 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation came on board.
  • 2023 There were just 536 cases.
  • Over 400 million children are vaccinated each year
  • 20million people have been spared from paralysis since the launch of the global immunisation programme.

If you would like to support the fight against polio please click HERE.

Every pound donated is tripled by the Gates Foundation.

 

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The Rotary Club of Guernsey would like to extend our grateful thanks to those Companies, Partnerships, Firms & Individuals whose support is so essential.

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Community Services makes a difference to our Community.

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International Services main role is too improve our contacts outside the Island.

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The regular influx of new members to our club is absolutely vital to our long term future.

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The only round the Island walk.

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Toasting Rotary clubs from around the world!

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The Inner Wheel Club of Guernsey

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The Centenary Year of the Club is now with us and plans have been made for a year of commemoration, celebration and raising the awareness of Rotary within the community.

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Now and again it is a pleasure to record awards given to individual members of the Rotary Club of Guernsey for services to the Club and the wider community.

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