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end Polio NOW!

Working to End Polio

Eradicating polio from the world is Rotary's biggest and most important project and Box Hill Central Rotary Club contributes financially to this unique project each year. 
What is Polio?
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly contagious, and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in parts of the world. The poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age but mainly affects children under five.  
Australia was declared polio-free in 2000 but the disease is still present in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan so immunisation of children remains essential.  In 90% of cases, polio has no symptoms.

Rotary gets involved...
Rotary first made efforts to eradicate Polio starting in 1979 by committing to a five-year partnership with the Government of the Philippines to immunise about six million children against polio.  With the Philippines polio-free, Rotary International launched "PolioPlus" in 1985 with the objective of totally eradicating polio from the world.
​Since then, Rotary has led the campaign providing a total of more than 10 billion doses of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) worldwide. As a consequence of this effort, annual diagnosed cases of polio have declined by over 99.9%, with just 74 cases recorded in 2015. ​​
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Useful Links
Memories of polio and those who wrestled with it

The Australian designed "Iron Lung"

More details about Polio

​Even after recovering from Polio, problems persist 
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Box Hill Central
Rotary Club

PO Box 631
Box Hill, VIC 3128
Melbourne, ​Australia
Membership Enquiries:
Mark Balla:  0414 244 448
Bruce:   0413 144 700


Contact Web Admin: site@boxhillcentralrotary.org.au 

Box Hill Central Rotary Club acknowledges the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, as the traditional custodians of the land on which our Club meets, and we pay our respects to their elders past and present.

We meet at Box Hill Golf Club
7:30 am - 8:30 am, Wednesday mornings,
202 Station Street
, 
Box Hill, VIC 3128
Location is here.

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Melbourne, Australia
  • Home
    • About Us >
      • Who are we?
      • Club Leadership
      • Club History & Reports
      • Administration
    • Join us!
    • Brochures
    • Women in Rotary
    • Club Awards
  • 在中国
  • Volunteering
  • How We Help
    • Operation Toilets
    • Operation Cleft
    • Polio Eradication
    • Youth Programs
    • End Slavery
    • Indigenous
    • Local Community
  • Sponsors
  • Fundraising
    • Rotary Recycle Op Shop
    • International Women's Day
    • Whitehorse Farmers Market
    • Eastern Emergency Relief
  • Contact us