Wild Polio Virus - 1: There have been 7 cases since 1st January vs 20 cases at this time in 2015. 6 of these cases were in Pakistan vs 19 cases, and 1 case in Afghanistan vs 1.
Wild Polio Virus - 3: No cases since November 2012
Vaccine Derived Polio Virus - 1: 3 cases reported since 1st January 2016, all in Laos. There were 20 cases worldwide in 2015.
Vaccine Derived Polio Virus - 2: No cases since 1st January. There were 12 cases worldwide in 2015.
Vaccine derived polio only occurs when the oral polio vaccine is used, more and more countries are now using the inactive polio vaccine which cannot cause vaccine derived polio.
Mansel Thomas
End Polio Now Co-ordinator.
more We will be walking a mile around local villages to increase the awareness of Rotary's polio eradication programme.
more We are promoting this exciting event by holding a polio awareness stall at the Knighton Community Market on October 22nd
more We talk to their school assembly about Rotary's involvement in polio eradication....
more This is the latest news from Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio
more We proudly support the eradication of polio and applaud those on the ground who are out there vaccinating children in all conditions....
more These are the latest figures from End Polio Now.....
more These are the figures from Pakistan and Afghanistan showing a continuing reduction in polio cases....
more Last month the largest and fastest globally coordinated rollout of a vaccine into routine immunisation programmes in history was completed.
more Wild Polio Virus - 1: There were 73 cases during 2015 vs 359 cases in 2014. 54 of these cases were in Pakistan vs 306 cases, and 19 cases in Afghanistan vs 28.
more The world is slowly and steadily being cleansed of the devastating polio virus......
more This is the anniversary of the start of Rotary in 1905
more This was the next of our regular monthly lunches at the home of Rotarians Martin and Margaret. Today we raised money for Rotary's Polio eradication programme......
more Read about World Polio day 2013 and about India's success as of January 2013.
more This week we ate " frugally" at the Joneses in Wigmore.
more The day when all Rotarians celebrate being one year closer to eradication of polio.
back We are involved with Rotary's push to rid India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria of polio and hence ensure our children, and their children, will never know the crippling affects of this disease.