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Scott Leckman

Scott Leckman. The biggest battle yet. PolioPlus. District 5420 Rotaract Conference August 8, 2014. Polio- Timeline. 1580-1342 BCE- Egyptian stele depicts priest with a withered leg leaning on a staff. Polio. 1916- Polio epidemic in NYC, spread to 27 States. 27,000 paralyzed

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Scott Leckman

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  1. Scott Leckman The biggest battle yet

  2. PolioPlus District 5420 Rotaract Conference August 8, 2014

  3. Polio- Timeline 1580-1342 BCE- Egyptian stele depicts priest with a withered leg leaning on a staff.

  4. Polio 1916- Polio epidemic in NYC, spread to 27 States. 27,000 paralyzed 9,000 dead After 1916, epidemic every summer.

  5. Polio 1954- Dr. Jonas Salk Develops the first vaccine against polio, an injectable inactivated (killed) polio vaccine (IPV).

  6. Polio 1961- Dr. Albert Sabin develops “live” oral vaccine (OPV).

  7. Rotary and Polio 1979- First ever 3-H Grant. Project to buy and deliver vaccine to 6 million children in the Philippines.

  8. Rotary and PolioPlus 1985- Rotary International launches PolioPlus.

  9. Why is polio more difficult to eradicate than smallpox? Smallpox easy to identify Only 0.5% infected with polio have paralysis

  10. New Partners • Red Cross • Red Crescent • GAVI Alliance • Islamic Advisory Group

  11. Progress toward Polio Eradication 1985 • 1985: • 350,000 cases • 125 countries

  12. Progress toward Polio Eradication 2012 • 2011: • 650 cases • 3 endemic countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria • 1985: • 350,000 cases • 125 countries

  13. Polio Viruses • Type 1- still present • Type 2- last case in 1999 • Type 3- last case in November, 2012

  14. Gates Foundation • Will match all Rotarian Raised Polio Donations $2 for each $1 contributed, up to $35 million/year. • In first of three year commitment. • Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!

  15. INDIA • In 2009, half the world’s cases were in India • Today there are none! • On January 13, 2014, India celebrated Three Years without a case

  16. Rotary’s “This Close” campaign

  17. We are “This Close” to Ending Polio

  18. Polio Eradication Updatefor the week ending 08/02/14

  19. Endemic Countries • Nigeria- 60% drop in cases compared to 2012. Substantially improved immunity. 53 cases in 2013. 5 in 2014. • Afghanistan- 70% decline. 14 cases in 2013. 8 in 2014. • Pakistan- our biggest challenge. 99 cases in 2014. North Waziristan-800,000 vaccinated.

  20. Polio Eradication & Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018 • Stop all WPV transmission by end of 2014 and new cVDPV outbreaks within 120 days. • Help strengthen immunization systems. • Certify all regions of the world are polio-free and ensure that all polio-virus stocks are safely contained. • Ensure that a polio-free world is permanent and provides public health benefits for years to come.

  21. Our role as Rotarians & Rotaractors • Raising money. $ 1 billion funding gap for endgame. • Advocacy- with political leaders • Community awareness

  22. 13,000,000 children have been saved from paralysis from polio since 1988

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