Giving Drops

During National Immunization Days (NIDs) local Rotarians along with thousands of volunteers and health workers, together with Rotary and Rotaract members, canvassed the streets of India throughout the country in search of children to immunize. They traveled from house to house knocking on doors in shantytowns and rural villages.

 

Polio Updates:

  • Africa - It has been over 3 months since the last reported Polio case in Africa on July 24.
  • Pakistan - Over one million people have been vaccinated at transit points and in host communities over the last few months, including over 800,000 children under 10 years old.

The Final Three Endemic Countries:

  • Pakistan - 246 Polio cases recorded in 2014, compared to 63 on this date in 2013, with the most recent case reported on 11/01/14 in Khyber Agency FATA.
  • Afghanistan - 20 Polio cases recorded in 2014 compared to 9 on this date in 2013, with the most recent case reported on 10/20/14 from the Kandahar Province.
  • Nigeria - 6 Polio cases recorded in 2014 compared to 51 on this date in 2013, with the most recent case reported on 7/24/14. 

Importation Countries:

Ethiopia - 1 Polio Case reported in 2014 compared to 9 in 2013.

Kenya - 0 Polio cases reported in 2014 compared to 14 in 2013.

Cameroon - 5 Polio Cases reported in 2014 compared to 4 in 2013.

Somalia - 5 Polio cases recorded in 2014 compared to 194 in 2013.

Iraq - 2 Polio cases reported in 2014 compared to 0 in 2013.

Syria - 1 Polio case reported in 2014 compared to 35 in 2013.

Equatorial Guinea - 5 Polio Cases reported in 2014 - 0 in 2013.