Three 2019 & Three 2020 new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  See attached report.                

What is that Polio picture?  We've Eradicated two of the Three Types of the Wild Polio Virus.  Are you ready for the Countdown To History?

It is with profound sorrow that the WHO announces the sudden demise of Dr Peter Salama, who passed away on January 24, 2020. Dr Salama contributed to polio eradication at WHO through his work as Executive Director of the Health Emergencies Programme and most recently as Executive Director of the Division of Universal Health Coverage – Life Course.

 Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -  O Vaccine Derived Polio Cases reported in 2020:  Papua New Guinea - 0 (0 in 2019).  CAR - 0 (18 in 2019).  Nigeria - 0 (20 in 2019)  Niger - 0 (1 in 2019).  Somalia - 0 (3 in 2019).  DRC - 0 (75 in 2019).  Mozambique - 0 (0 in 2019). Angola - 0 (99 in 2019).  China - 0 (1 In 2019)..  Ethiopia - 0 (5 in 2019). Myanmar - 0 (6 in 2019), Benin - 0 (7 in 2019), Ghana - 0 (11 in 2019), Philippines - 0 (15 in 2019), Zambia - 0 (2 in 2019), Pakistan - 0 (18 in 2019), Togo - 0 (7 in 2019), Malaysia - 0 (2 in 2019) .   Three hundred and two Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 2019.   

Quote of the Day -  "Character is like a tree and reputation is like its shadow.  The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." - Abraham Lincoln   

The Final Three Polio Endemic Countries:

• Pakistan - Three new 2019 & one three 2020 Polio cases reported this week. Four  Polio cases reported in 2020.  The most recent cases were from the Khyber Pkhtunkhwa, Sindh, & Balochistan Provinces with an onset of paralysis on 1/7/20.  Pakistan reported one hundred & thirty-six Wild Polio cases in 2019.  Ten new Polio-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.  
• Afghanistan - One new Polio 2019 case reported this past week. No Polio cases reported in 2020.  The most recent case was from the Herat Province with an onset of paralysis on 12/07/19. Afghanistan reported twenty-nine Wild Polio cases in 2019. Three Polio-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.  

•  Nigeria - No Wild Polio cases have been reported in 2017, 2018, or 2019.   The most recent Polio case was reported on 8/20/16.  Nigeria is to be congratulated on over Three Years without a Wild Polio case! 

   Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

 

Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 26