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PolioPlus:Our Priorityupdate November 2007

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.

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.

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.

Major Developments, 2007

• New tools and tactics

• New leadership & commitments

• New 'Case for Completing Eradication'

• Financing situation

Countries using mOPV1 (22)

Data in WHO HQ as of 19 June 07

New Tools: 'monovalent' polio vaccines are being used in 22 countries

mOPV1

mOPV3

New tactics have replaced 'one-size-fits-all' approach in endemic areas

Nigeria: 'IPDs' or Immunization Plus Days since March 2006

India: acceleratedcampaign schedulesince January 2007

Pakistan/Afghanistan:synchronized campaigns

since Nov 2006

Polio vaccine requirement for travel reduces risk of importations

Saudi Arabia

now requires

proof of OPV for

entry visas.

'We will complete

polio eradication'

Dr Margaret Chan

Acceptance speech

9 Nov 2006

New Commitments: New Director-General, World Health Organization

New Commitments: Head of Government Leadership

President KarzaiAfghanistan

First LadyHajiya Turai

Umaru Yar'adua Nigeria

Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, India

WHO Director General's Urgent Stakeholder Consultation

28 February 2007

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.

MALAYSIA & O.I.C.

POLIO ERADICATION CHAMPION AWARDPRIP Rattakul & Prime Minister of Malaysia,

Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi - 28 May 2007

Organization of Islamic Conference

PRIP Kinross & OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. 17 June 2007

Renewed Commitments: overwhelming

support for PolioPlus at Rotary's Council

on Legislation, April 2007!

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Reduce infected districts by > 50% compared to 2006.

2008:

Polio stopped or infected districts further reduced by > 50% compared to 2007.

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Norway

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USCDCUSAIDFrance

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WB Investment Partnership for Polio

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World Bank/India

Rotary International

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CanadaGermany

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G8 49%

Non-G8 OECD/Other 18%

Multilateral Sector 16%

Private Sector 17%

OtherOther

‘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, 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.

2007- 08 funding gap: US$ 415 million

Polio Financing – Donor BaseUS$ 5.3 billion, 1988-2008 (at 13 June 2007)

• 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

PolioPlus – What Can Rotarians Do?

PolioPlus Partners

Social Mobilization Raise awareness of polio immunization:• radio and

television ads • billboards • megaphones• t-shirts/aprons to

identify volunteers

Two Ways to Support PolioPlus Partners

District Designated Funds (DDF):District Designated Funds (DDF): 2007-08 DDF contributions are being matched 2007-08 DDF contributions are being matched US$.50 for every US$1.00 contributed.US$.50 for every US$1.00 contributed.

Cash Contributions:Cash Contributions: Cash contributions are matched US$ .50 for Cash contributions are matched US$ .50 for every US$1.00 donated through 2007-08.every US$1.00 donated through 2007-08.

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

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!

Polio Eradication: Our Priority

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”