Dothan Rotary Club of Dothan will mark historic progress toward a polio-free world, while urging community support to end the paralyzing disease
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Oct 25 2016 7:41 AM
Dothan, Alabama 24th Oct. 2016 – Rotary members in Dothan are among thousands reaching out on World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio – a vaccine preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today.
Dothan Rotary Club will have a special program about Polio and the lifelong lessons learned through Polio Family Relations.
WHAT: Dothan Rotary Program
WHO: Rotary Members
WHEN: October 24, 2016
WHERE: Dothan Rehabilitation Center
Since Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative nearly 30 years ago, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99.9 percent, from about 350,000 cases a year to 26 confirmed as of Sept. 19, 2016. To sustain this progress, and protect all children from polio, experts say $1.5 billion is urgently needed. Without full funding and political commitment, this paralyzing disease could return to previously polio-free countries, putting children everywhere at risk.
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