[Rotary] Fwd: Rotary - A special message on Polio

Sat Oct 5 07:16:53 PDT 2019

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From: Rogers Bob <mailservice at directory-online.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 10:04 AM
Subject: Rotary - A special message on Polio
To: <jghopper at gmail.com>

Dear Gary,

This email is being sent to all Rotarians in District 5130, of which you
are one.

For many years PolioPlus Chair for our District, Larry Myers, has been
sending current Presidents a monthly Polio Newsletter, giving them updates
on our progress towards a Polio free world.

I thought this month's newsletter is especially poignent and one that
should be shared by every Rotarian in our District.  It outlines the
challenges facing us and our response to those challlenges.  So I urge you
to please take a few minutes from your busy day to read this.

Thanks,

Bob Rogers
PolioPlus Co-Chair

*From:* Larry Myers
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*Sent:* Saturday, September 21, 2019 12:51 PMD*To**:* Larry Myers
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*Subject:* PolioPlusReport.pdf

*DISTRICT 5130 PRESIDENT*

*Attached is the latest financials for POLIO PLUS FUNDRAISING for the first
quarter of your year of service as President. It details a total of $
33,114, however very few clubs have transmitted funds in our first quarter.
I know many of you have been participating in this – the # 1 goal of our
Rotary Foundation – since the inception of our worldwide immunization
program which has saved millions upon millions of children’s lives since
its inception in 1988. But today we are at a critical point in our
immunization campaign.*

*Yes, the Gates Foundation continues to double each Rotarian's contribution
to Polio Plus making each $ 1 become $3.*

*Yes, we continue to sponsor year around immunization campaigns with the
financial assistance of our many global partners in areas who are in
constant strife including: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Lake Chad
Region, Benin, Ghana, DR Congo along with extensive monitoring and
surveillance **in Angola, Central African Republic, Horn of Africa, Papua
New Guinea, Mozambique, Indonesia, Myanmar & now the Philippines.*

*Yes, continued conflicts in many targeted areas continue to place the
lives of our immunizers (MANY OF WHOM ARE WOMEN) at risk.*

*And yes cases globally have increased in 2019.*

*So let start with the increased cases YTD – 82 (globally) vs 25 IN 2018
YTD.*
*Includes 16 YTD in Afghanistan vs 18 YTD in 2018. Includes 66 YTD in
Pakistan vs 12 YTD in 2018.*

*WHY is this happening in Pakistan? The increase is in the southern most
regions of Khyber starting in early July. Those of you more senior
Rotarians might remember that our outbreaks here in the US happened in our
summer months – same as is happening in Pakistan. Monitoring has indicated
that environmental samples increased positive samples in the region of
outbreaks. That is normally an indicator of an increased # of
under-immunized children. *
*However in late July, over 3 1/4 MILLION CHILDREN were immunized in those
regions. Also 1.8 MILLION CHILDREN were immunized in 387 permanent transit
centers thus vaccinating children on the move. We also know that prior to
the outbreak in Pakistan that NID’s (National Immunization Days) were
temporarily suspended due to a local disinformation campaign that led to
violence.*

*Also remember the outbreak a few years ago in the Chad Lakes Region due to
Boko Horam terrorism against the population in that area of Nigeria. We
overcame that and we will overcome this outbreak with the help of our
global partners.m*

*The second potentially serious lapse is in the Philippines. We have seen
an outbreak of cVDPV2 (Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus 2) along
with positive environmental samples detected in sewer samples in a major
city. This means that an increased number of children are under-immunized
children. Some of you might remember that we sponsored immunizations in the
Philippines as our first test way back in the 70’s. Mat Caparas, soon to be
an R.I. President was the key note speaker at a District 513 Rotary
Foundation fundraiser way back in 1984 which I chaired as the DG that year.
He and Nita spoke to an audience of 400+ Rotarians including Friends of
Rotary that night and with tears in their eyes they talked about their
daughter who died at a young age of Bulbar Polio at the same time thanking
Rotary for saving children’s lives by sponsoring an immunization campaigns
to eradicate polio. There was not a dry eye in the audience that night.*

*This last month Rotary signed a Memo of Understanding with the Philippine
government to begin a rapid response immunization campaign starting this
month to vaccinate every child under the age of 5 in the affected
districts. *

*So what can you do? First continue to challenge yourself and your
Rotarians to continue to donate.*
*Sponsor a program to celebrate WORLD POLIO DAY on or around October 24.
Last year Rotarians hosted more than 4000 World Polio Day events in
countries. RI has a wealth of information that will help you including a
WPD Toolkit and others helps available at the RI Polio Plus site. *

*Continue to sponsor your yearly fundraising events for the eradication of
polio. Ask PDG Bob Rogers to speak at your meetings. Sponsor Bob and his
cyclists at the Tucson event in November.*

*Not sure what more I can say besides continue to challenge your club
members to donate to this LIFE CHANGING, LIFE SAVING PROGRAM to SAVE
CHILDREN’S LIVES.*
*We made a commitment to fathers & mothers around the world in 1988 that
some day, thanks to Rotary, Rotarians and now our Global Partners, there
will be a morning that a parent will never have to fear their son or
daughter waking up one morning paralyzed knowing their life will be
shortened by polio. *

*Thank you for your past support and your continued efforts to improve the
local community you serve along with our world community including POLIO
PLUS.*

*Yours in Rotary Service*

*Larry D. Myers, PDG, POLIO PLUS CO CHAIR*

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        GO A's
Gary "Hoop" Hopper
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