{"id":38987,"date":"2017-10-21T06:05:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T10:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=38987"},"modified":"2017-10-21T08:11:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T12:11:23","slug":"rotary-club-huntsville-brings-awareness-to-the-fight-to-end-polio-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/rotary-club-huntsville-brings-awareness-to-the-fight-to-end-polio-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotary Club of Huntsville brings awareness to the fight to end polio worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honour of World Polio Day, which is widely recognized on October 24, the Rotary Club of Huntsville is participating in a Rotary District-wide Polio Walk. The walk will take place on October 24 from 12-1 p.m. through downtown Huntsville as part of Rotary\u2019s 27-year mission to eradicate the crippling disease polio. Rotarians will be wearing red End Polio Now ponchos for the walk to raise awareness in our community.<\/p>\n<p>The message to world leaders is clear: support the final push to achieve eradication now while the goal has never been closer, or face the potential consequences of a new polio pandemic that could disable millions of children within a decade.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Since 1985, Rotary has contributed nearly $1.2 billion and countless volunteer hours to the protection of more than two billion children in 122 countries. The disease remains endemic in three countries \u2013 Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan \u2013 although other countries remain at risk for imported cases.<\/p>\n<p>Polio is not limited to just distant countries. It can affect people anywhere. For example, Brian Samuell, the volunteer Treasurer of Hunters Bay Radio in Huntsville, contracted polio in the epidemic of the early 1950s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is incurable, but it is preventable. That is the key to eradication \u2013 inoculate children until it disappears. I joined Rotary 20 years ago because of the mission and I supported it throughout. And now it\u2019s on the verge of eradication. Thank you, Rotary, you\u2019ve nearly achieved a miracle\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A highly infectious disease, polio causes paralysis and is sometimes fatal. As there is no cure, the best protection is prevention. For as little as 75 cents worth of vaccine, a child can be protected against this crippling disease for life. After an international investment of more than US$9 billion, and the successful engagement of over 200 countries and 20 million volunteers, polio could be the first human disease of the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century to be eradicated.<\/p>\n<p>Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is spearheaded by the World Health Organization, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF). It includes the support of governments and other private sector donors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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