"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."

Every child that is vaccinated against polio brings us closer to eradication.

These are some of the ways children receive their polio vaccines.

In 1985 Rotary launched PolioPlus to immunize every child in the world against polio.

Working with our partners and members of the global health community, together we will end polio. We MUST stay the course.

The GPEI (Global Polio Eradication Initiative) polio program delivers more than the polio vaccine.

Polio health workers also respond to malaria, Ebola, measles, and now COVID-19 – strengthening health systems and working toward improved health for all.

The Progress to End Polio

How Rotary became the Heart and Soul of Polio Eradication

There were just three of us at the time. There was so much opposition, but we had faith that this is just the beginning of a whole new horizon for Rotary. If we, all of us, knew then what we know now, I doubt we would have taken it on. It was a huge dream.

“This short documentary was filmed on the ground in India. Our Co-founder, Soren Dickens, traveled to Delhi with a Rotary group to film Rotarians distributing a vaccine to children in a worldwide effort to eradicate polio. The trip took the group to places such as the majestic Taj Mahal, "The Pink City", and Amer Fort, while also exposing the group to the villages where the vaccinations took place.”

Travel with Patience Asiimwe to a remote region of Uganda to vaccinate children who otherwise would be missed. See how far she will go to make sure every child in her country is protected from polio.

Anand Balachandran, former Coordinator Polio Transition, speaks to the GPEI about ensuring the infrastructure built up to eradicate polio will continue to benefit broader public health goals, long after the disease has been eradicated.

"Polio surveillance is essential to win the fight against polio."

Honorine Mollard Billard, Polio Eradication Officer at WHO, speaks to the GPEI about critical country support to vaccination campaigns in Lao PDR, why it is important for polio-free countries to maintain high immunity, and the additional health interventions offered to communities during a polio campaign.

David Heymann, long-time public health expert, discusses what lessons smallpox eradication teaches us in eradicating a disease, and why it is critical to complete the job of polio eradication.

"We asked Rotary members around the world why they contribute to the polio eradication effort." Rotary International

Polio: It's Only a Plane Ride Away.

A chat about Rotary’s role in polio eradication with Carol Pandak, the Director of PolioPlus for Rotary International

See how the GPEI partners work together to keep polio out of a West African nation.

A journey through history - National Immunization Days (NIDs) and the rehabilitation work associated with Rotary’s polio efforts.