Polio Update
Polio Eradication Update 02/03/11
Dear Polio Eradication Champions,
Polio Eradication was highly visible in the news this week with our number one Polio Eradication Champion, Bill Gates, leading the PR effort. Mr Gates released his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Annual Letter and appeared at a press conference with many of the world's top Polio experts and Rotary's Polio Eradication Leaders, including $200 Mil Challenge Chair John Germ, PolioPlus Chair Dr. Bob Scott & Rotary's General Secretary Ed Futa. Mr. Gates is perfectly aligned with Rotarians everywhere insisting that total eradication is possible and we will not stop until we reach our goal!
See the press conference here: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/annual-letter/2011/Pages/webcast.aspx
See Mr. Gates' appearance on the Jon Stewart show here: http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/mon-january-31-2011-bill-gates Caution - could be adult language
See the Gates Foundation Annual Letter here: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/annual-letter/2011/Pages/home.aspx
There were also Polio Eradication related articles in many newspapers including the New York Times, USA Today and others.
Polio Eradication Update
For The Week Ending 02/05/11
Total paralysis cases Year-to-date 2011 Thru this date in 2010 Total in 2010
Globally 2 7 946
- in endemic countries: 1 6 231
- in non-endemic countries: 1 1 715
New Polio cases reported in the last week:
Pakistan 0, Afghanistan 0, India 0, Nigeria 0, DRC 0, Congo 0, Chad 1
2011 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Parenthetical Numbers are 2010 Totals)
Endemic Countries – 0 India (2010-42), 0 Nigeria (2010-21)
1 Pakistan (2010-144), 0 Afghanistan (2010-25)
+ Importation Countries – 0 Angola (2010-32), 1-Chad (2010-25), 0-Congo (2010-50),
0 DRC (2010-93), 0 Kazakhstan (2010-1), 0 Liberia(2010-2), 0 Mali(2010-4), 0 Mauritania (2010-5), 6 Nepal (2010-6), 0 Niger (2010-2), 0 Russian Federation (2010-14) ,
0-Senegal (2010-18), 0 Sierra Leone (2010-1), 0 Tajikistan (2010-458),
0 Turkmenistan (2010-3), 0 Uganda (2010-4)
--from Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com District 5890 PolioPlus Sub-Committee Chair, work 713-748-1730
Dear Polio Eradication Champions,
Polio Eradication was highly visible in the news this week with our number one Polio Eradication Champion, Bill Gates, leading the PR effort. Mr Gates released his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Annual Letter and appeared at a press conference with many of the world's top Polio experts and Rotary's Polio Eradication Leaders, including $200 Mil Challenge Chair John Germ, PolioPlus Chair Dr. Bob Scott & Rotary's General Secretary Ed Futa. Mr. Gates is perfectly aligned with Rotarians everywhere insisting that total eradication is possible and we will not stop until we reach our goal!
See the press conference here: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/annual-letter/2011/Pages/webcast.aspx
See Mr. Gates' appearance on the Jon Stewart show here: http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/mon-january-31-2011-bill-gates Caution - could be adult language
See the Gates Foundation Annual Letter here: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/annual-letter/2011/Pages/home.aspx
There were also Polio Eradication related articles in many newspapers including the New York Times, USA Today and others.
Polio Eradication Update
For The Week Ending 02/05/11
Total paralysis cases Year-to-date 2011 Thru this date in 2010 Total in 2010
Globally 2 7 946
- in endemic countries: 1 6 231
- in non-endemic countries: 1 1 715
New Polio cases reported in the last week:
Pakistan 0, Afghanistan 0, India 0, Nigeria 0, DRC 0, Congo 0, Chad 1
2011 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Parenthetical Numbers are 2010 Totals)
Endemic Countries – 0 India (2010-42), 0 Nigeria (2010-21)
1 Pakistan (2010-144), 0 Afghanistan (2010-25)
+ Importation Countries – 0 Angola (2010-32), 1-Chad (2010-25), 0-Congo (2010-50),
0 DRC (2010-93), 0 Kazakhstan (2010-1), 0 Liberia(2010-2), 0 Mali(2010-4), 0 Mauritania (2010-5), 6 Nepal (2010-6), 0 Niger (2010-2), 0 Russian Federation (2010-14) ,
0-Senegal (2010-18), 0 Sierra Leone (2010-1), 0 Tajikistan (2010-458),
0 Turkmenistan (2010-3), 0 Uganda (2010-4)
--from Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com District 5890 PolioPlus Sub-Committee Chair, work 713-748-1730
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