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The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

T HE R OTARY F OUNDATION of Rotary International. PolioPlus: Our Priority update November 2007. The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Fantastic News. R.I. President WILF ANNOUNCED in Kuala Lumpur:

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The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

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  1. THE ROTARY FOUNDATIONof Rotary International PolioPlus: Our Priority update November 2007 The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

  2. Fantastic News • R.I. President WILF ANNOUNCED in Kuala Lumpur: “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded Rotary U.S. $100 million for Polio Eradication, which Rotary will match, dollar-for-dollar, over three years.

  3. This challenge Grant • Is one of the largest given by the Gates Foundation and it represents a tremendous validation of Rotary’s goal-oriented, business model approach to Polio Eradication.

  4. ROTARY WILL spend • The initial U.S. $100 Million within one year in direct support of Polio Immunization Activities carried out by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

  5. Major Developments, 2007 • New tools and tactics • New leadership & commitments • New 'Case for Completing Eradication' • Financing situation

  6. New Tools: 'monovalent' polio vaccines are being used in 22 countries mOPV1 mOPV3 Countries using mOPV1 (22) Data in WHO HQ as of 19 June 07

  7. Pakistan/Afghanistan: synchronized campaigns since Nov 2006 India:accelerated campaign schedule since January 2007 Nigeria:'IPDs' or Immunization Plus Days since March 2006 New tactics have replaced 'one-size-fits-all' approach in endemic areas

  8. Polio vaccine requirement for travel reduces risk of importations Saudi Arabia now requires proof of OPV for entry visas.

  9. New Commitments: New Director-General, World Health Organization 'We will complete polio eradication' Dr Margaret Chan Acceptance speech 9 Nov 2006

  10. New Commitments: Head of Government Leadership First Lady Hajiya Turai Umaru Yar'adua Nigeria President Karzai Afghanistan Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, India

  11. WHO Director General's Urgent Stakeholder Consultation28 February 2007

  12. New 'Case for Completing Polio Eradication'17 May 2007 • switching to polio 'control' would actually cost more than completing eradication… • relying on routine immunization alone would result in >200,000 children again paralyzed by polio each year… Thompson KM, Tebbens RJ. Eradication versus control for poliomyelitis: an economic analysis. Lancet 2007;369(9570):1361-71.

  13. MALAYSIA & O.I.C. POLIO ERADICATION CHAMPION AWARD PRIP Rattakul & Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi - 28 May 2007

  14. Organization of Islamic Conference PRIP Kinross & OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. 17 June 2007

  15. Renewed Commitments: overwhelming support for PolioPlus at Rotary's Council on Legislation, April 2007!

  16. New Tools & Tactics: impact in Nigeria, 2006-2007* tOPV mOPV mOPV mOPV mOPV tOPV & mOPV (S) tOPV & mOPV (S) tOPV *data at 13 June 2007

  17. Impact on Type 1 Polio, Uttar Pradesh, India Sep 06 Oct 06 Nov 06 Dec 06 Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 * data as on 19th June 2007

  18. Type 1 polio Type 3 polio High Risk Variable Risk Afghanistan/ Pakistan, 2007 Polio Cases, 2007 Security Risks

  19. Polio Cases at 13 November 2007 Confirmed Polio Cases

  20. 2007: Reduce infected districts by > 50% compared to 2006. 2008: Polio stopped or infected districts further reduced by > 50% compared to 2007. New Milestones(World Health Assembly, May 2007)

  21. Polio Financing – Donor Base US$ 5.3 billion, 1988-2008 (at 13 June 2007) Multilateral Sector 16% G8 49% Other Private Sector 17% Non-G8 OECD/ Other 18% 2007- 08 funding gap: US$ 415 million ‘Other’: the Governments of Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates; African Development Bank; AG Fund; American Red Cross; De Beers, Inter-American Development Bank, Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Oil for Food Programme, OPEC Fund, Sanofi Pasteur; Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society, Smith Kline Biologicals, UNICEF National Committees, UNICEF Regular and Other Resources, United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Society, WHO Regular Budget and Wyeth.

  22. PolioPlus – What Can Rotarians Do? • Support a PolioPlus Partners project through the Open Projects List (OPL) • Highlight publicly the role of Rotary in the global polio eradication initiative • Schedule a club program on PolioPlus • Encourage new members and new clubs to become a part of Rotary’s No.1 Goal of Polio Eradication • Allocate available District Designated Funds (DDF) to PolioPlus Partners

  23. PolioPlus Partners Social MobilizationRaise awareness of polio immunization: • radio and television ads • billboards • megaphones • t-shirts/aprons to identify volunteers

  24. Two Ways to Support PolioPlus Partners District Designated Funds (DDF): 2007-08 DDF contributions are being matched US$.50 for every US$1.00 contributed. Cash Contributions: Cash contributions are matched US$ .50 for every US$1.00 donated through 2007-08.

  25. PolioPlus PartnersOpen Projects List (OPL) To find a project to support, go to Rotary’s Web site: www.rotary.org/foundation/polioplus Funding requirements currently exceed US$2.7 million

  26. Polio Eradication: Our Priority • New tools & tactics. • New political leadership/commitment. • New studies show: • eradication saves $ billions. • > 200 000 children/year would be paralyzed, if we don't finish!

  27. There is no limit • to what a single man* can do, so long as he does not care who takes the credit. • Let us uphold our Rotary Motto of “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” and our Rotary Theme of “ROTARY SHARES” • TERIMA KASIH & THANK YOU. * “Man” embraces “woman”

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