Polio FUNdraiser- Virtual Trivia
Hello Trivia Buffs. We are back and our October Trivia Game will be a fundraiser for Polio. The fee to play is a donation to polio. Make your donation and join us for the fun.
Play this game! Be part of the solution! Be part of history! Eradication is so close!
To make Polio Donation click https://www.endpolio.org/
To Register, receive zoom address and instructions to play trivia click https://tinyurl.com/srzsa79y
When you register, you should receive a confirmation email with the zoom address and instructions. If you do not receive this email, please check your Spam and if it is not there, email us at rotarysackville38@gmail.com
Polio News
As of Sept. 1, 2021 only two countries in the world currently have active wild poliovirus - Pakistan and Afghanistan. While two is a small number, all countries remain at risk as long as WPV (wild poliovirus) circulates. The world will only be declared free of WPV three years after the detection of the most recent case. Polio eradication will be one of history’s greatest public health achievements, with polio following smallpox to become only the second human disease eradicated from the world.
Polio and Covid-19. Click here to see a 3 minute video explaining how the Polio and Covid-19 efforts have joined forces to help with the Global Pandemic. https://cdn2.webdamdb.com/md_ws1Q2uIdGfI4.mp4?1621613539
Eradicating Polio in Afghanistan. After the fall of the Afghanistan government in mid-August, the new leadership has agreed to keep on the acting health minister who has been effective in righting the program. Taliban leaders have visited the national and regional polio offices and pledged their support for the polio eradication program.
Every little bit helps. Thank You