Rotary International marks significant achievement in fight to eradicate polio

Manila Bulletin

Rotary International hailed the near-eradication of polio as one of the organization's most significant accomplishments in its long history.  "We began the polio eradication campaign over 30 years ago, and we began right here in the Philippines," said Rotary International President Gordon McInally during an exclusive interview with the Manila Bulletin on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  In addition to its unwavering commitment to polio eradication, he said that Rotary International continues to make profound impacts on communities worldwide.  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/27/rotary-international-marks-significant-achievement-in-fight-to-eradicate-polio  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00 So I think the most significant accomplishment that we have made in our

00:05 history is our work in the eradication of polio. We began a polio eradication

00:12 campaign over 30 years ago and we began it right here in the Philippines and we

00:17 now have reached the point where around the world we have almost eliminated

00:20 polio. 30 years ago there was 350,000 cases every year and in the whole of

00:28 2023 there have been only 12 cases anywhere in the world and now no cases

00:33 anywhere in 2024. So we have almost eliminated polio, a very deadly disease

00:39 from the face of the earth and it started right here in the Philippines.

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