Words of Hope from Bill Gates (Video)
“The world owes a deb of gratitude to the Rotarians, healthcare workers and volunteers who have knocked on doors, set up clinics and traveled across countries to make sure children are protected from this awful disease." Bill Gates, 2024
Photographer Reflects on 18 Years of Chasing Polio
"The experience of photographing polio vaccination was usually very positive. You arrive in places where there is poverty, there is war, and you’re coming in with a group of people who are simply there to help." Jean-Marc Giboux
Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2 (nOPV2)-Video
"To end polio, we need to stop all types of the virus. Novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) is an improved vaccine for stopping outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). Learn more about cVDPV2 and the potential of nOPV2 for outbreak response."
"Untold Story About Black Children Who Had Polio and Were Treated.” (Video)
“Tuskegee University's critical role in treating Black children with polio and the first vaccine at the height of segregation." From ABC News
A Day in the Life of Frontline Health Workers (Video)
"From preparing coolers with vaccines to collecting and utilizing data to adjust the strategy of vaccination campaigns, these centers serve as a critical community hub in our efforts to end polio."
Polio: It Must End (Video)
We are grateful to the Rotary Foundation and their partners in the GPEI for their unwavering determination to bring an end to this terrible disease.
Polio Awareness from the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program (Video)
“A lifetime of Disability. . . .It’s Imperative that we protect our children from this danger.” From the Pakistan Polio Initiative
Hidden Figures in Polio History
“From 1940-1958, The Infantile Paralysis Center was housed on the campus of the Tuskegee Institute, known today as Tuskegee University. This red brick building in the South became the only place in the United States built specifically to treat Black children with polio. . . But the story doesn't end there."
Every Vaccine Counts
Every child that is vaccinated against polio brings us closer to eradication.
These are some of the ways children receive their polio vaccines.