March PolioPlus Update Wild Polio Case Counts (as of 23 March 2016) Country Pakistan Afghanistan Somalia Nigeria Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Iraq Syria Ethiopia Total

2014 (calendar year) 306 28 5 6 5 5 2 1 1 359

2015

2016 (to date

54 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74

6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

Date of last case 16 Feb 16 1 Feb 16 11 Aug 14 24 July 14 9 July 14 3 May 14 7 April 14 21 Jan 14 5 Jan 14

Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polio Cases (as of 23 March 2016) Country Myanmar Laos Ukraine Madagascar Guinea Nigeria Pakistan Total

2014 (calendar year) 0 0 0 0 1 30 22 53

2015 (to date) 2 8 2 10 7 1 2 32

2016 (to date) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3

Date of last case 5 Oct 15 11 Jan 16 7 July 15 22 Aug 15 14 December 16 May 15 9 Feb 15

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Program News •

There are only a few weeks left until the globally synchronized switch from the trivalent to bivalent oral polio vaccine. April 2016 will see 155 countries and territories stop using the trivalent oral polio vaccine (OPV) and switch to the bivalent version of the vaccine in a single two week period. This will have an important impact on progress towards achieving the eradication of all polioviruses worldwide. See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/mediaroom/newsstories/Stopping-vaccinederived-polioviruses/tabid/526/news/1330/Default.aspx#sthash.t8OAO1Of.dpuf

• The Rotary Club of Bombay and the Rotary Club Nilgiris organized an End Polio awareness event “Endurothon”on 25 February 2016 at the Gateway of India, Mumbai. An extreme endurance event, Endurothon Gateway Challenge was organized by an officer of the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander Param Vir, who is currently stationed in Wellington, Nilgiris. The event saw the participation of more than 150 Rotarians & Rotaractors, along with 4,000 spectators who watched the event at one of the busiest tourist spots in Mumbai.

Country Updates Afghanistan •

Rotary has provided assistance to the families of polio workers killed in Kunar through the National PolioPlus Committee in Afghanistan. The funds were presented at the Nangarhar Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to the patrons of the families represented by Haji Salih Mohammad who is the father of one of the victims. One of his sons works for the Afghan Youth Connect (AYC) program funded and supported by Past Trustee Steve Brown. The ceremony was attended by UNICEF, WHO, BMGF, government officials and Rotarians from Jalalabad Rotary club and Rotary’s National PolioPlus Committee members.

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National PolioPlus Committee Chair Mohammad Ishaq attended a polio eradication coordination meeting on 7 March, during which the World Health Organization (WHO) provided information about the newly confirmed case in the Shigal area of Kunar province. This area is inaccessible and controlled by the Taliban from the Swat region of Pakistan. The meeting focused on the renewal of the microplans for the region with an integrated approach to operation as well as communication.

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Nigeria •

Rotary field staff participated in the February immunization rounds to monitor campaign quality and help reach previously missed children. Together with the partner agencies, they traveled to a number of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and found poor performance was an issue, particularly in the Gusau LGA. They met with LGA chairmen to discuss opportunities for improved quality, better training and monitoring for vaccinators. Despite challenges, it was noted that most local government officials showed increased commitment in ensuring quality and maintaining their polio free status.

Pakistan • A delegation of Canadian Rotarians under the leadership of PDG Bill Gray traveled to Pakistan to participate in polio eradication activities and other humanitarian projects. The group visited the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Sindh to learn how the government, Rotary and partners are working together to deliver high quality health services in the area. The EOC staff briefed participants about polio vaccination initiatives in the high risk areas of Karachi. The group also visiting the Rotary Resource Center in the high risk union council of Gulshan Town to learn more about how the center provides training for polio workers. • On 11 March Rotarians in Pakistan provided training in support of 35 Community Midwives (CMWs) at the nursing school in Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. The Community mid-wives utilize cell phones to help with e-monitoring and reporting on immunization activities. The objective of training was to provide information on effective reporting practices and to resolve their technical and administrative problems. The session focused on reporting targets, and certificates and gifts were given to those who reported a maximum number of messages each day. Follow up training will be provided in May. • The Rotary Club of Multan Metropolitan arranged two polio camps for students under 5 years at a school near Multan, located in an area with frequent flooding. Rotarians arranged the camp and distributed polio drops, caps, and gifts for the children. They are holding these camps every fifteen days to help reach missed children.

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Fundraising Goals & Progress for 2015-16* Fundraising Goals US$1,500 per club/US$35 million total 20% or more DDF from all districts/US$7 million total US$3.5 million in Major Gifts

Fundraising Progress Total Contributions (as of 21 March 2016) US$21.5million DDF raised: US$4 million Major Gifts: US$2,707,464

*If you want specific club or district fundraising information, please contact Clare Monroe in PolioPlus at [email protected].

• Encourage clubs to give a minimumUS$1,500 prior to 30 June 2016. Each participating club at the US$1,500 or higher level will receive a special PolioPlus certificate, recognizing the club’s generosity. • Encourage Districts to commit 20% of their available District Designated Funds toward PolioPlus. Each participating district at the 20% mark or higher will receive a special PolioPlus certificate, recognizing the district’s generosity. Districts that commit 20% each year from 1 July 2013 through certification of the eradication of polio will be recognized on the PolioPlus Recognition installation at Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston. • Encourage clubs to set a minimum goal of US$2,650 for PolioPlus in 2016-17 in addition to their Annual Fund goal to qualify for the Presidential Citation.

Advocacy Update • Rotarians in Brazil worked with the government to arrange a special session in the senate focusing on Rotary's achievements on our 111th birthday and the TRF centennial. Three senators who are not Rotarians spoke of the great work of Rotary. The event was broadcast live throughout the country on the government channel. Trustee Mario and Trustee and International PolioPlus Committee Chair Michael McGovern were given a total of 40 minutes to speak. It was a very uplifting event for the several hundred Rotarians who attended and much of the focus was on polio. PolioPlus National Advocacy Advisor Marcelo Haick, Past Trustee Hallage and Trustee McGovern met with the ministry head of immunizations in Brazil to discuss support of polio eradication both in country and for the global effort. It was published that day that a special committee of the government will be formed to monitor activities and will include PDG Haick among its members. ONE ROTARY CENTER 1560 SHERMAN AVENUE EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201-3698 USA • WWW.ROTARY.ORG

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A Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa took place on 24-25 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. African leaders—including health and finance ministers—came together to demonstrate their commitment to expanding access to vaccines across the continent. The event also brought together advocates, technical experts, policymakers, donors and journalists to examine how best to drive forward immunization across Africa, ensuring every child has access to the vaccines they need. The conference was hosted by the World Health Organization’s Regional Offices for Africa and for the Eastern Mediterranean in conjunction with the African Union, which reflected the breadth of desire across the continent to improve access to immunization. Rotary’s National PolioPlus Committee Chair for Nigeria, Dr. Tunji Funsho, represented Rotary at the conference, participating in a panel on accountability and the legacy of polio eradication. The conference also highlighted the need to ensure that polio legacy plans are in place by the end of 2016 to allow future health programs to benefit from the knowledge and expertise the polio program has generated. At the end of the conference a declaration of support was signed by all of the ministers calling upon the World Health Organization and the African Union Commission “to support member states to share experiences, strengthen capacity, and establish mechanisms for monitoring progress towards the fulfillment of these commitments.”

Communications Update MEDIA •

The Evening Standard ran a story almost entirely focused on Rotary’s work to end polio. Reporter Rosamund Urwin traveled with Rotarians from the UK to New Delhi to participate in the February immunization rounds. The piece quotes National PolioPlus Committee Chairs (NPPC) Deepak Kapur and Aziz Memon, and references that Rotarians from five countries flew to New Delhi to support the National Immunization Day activity.

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National Geographic ran a blog post by NPPC Aziz Memon about the Pakistan cell phone project on its Digital Diversity blog and its Voices blog. National Geographic also tweeted the story to its 11.1 million followers.

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Voice of America ran a print and broadcast piece both featuring NPPC Aziz Memon.

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A team from the South Korean broadcast network KBS will travel to Pakistan in April to report on immunization activity.

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Forbes reporter Devin Thorpe will travel to Pakistan in May to cover polio eradication efforts in Islamabad and Peshawar.

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SOCIAL MEDIA •

In honor of International Women's Day on 8 March, End Polio Now has been sharing messages about women health workers and volunteers throughout the entire month of March. A blog written by Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force Chair Judith Diment was featured on the endpolio.org's blog and social media channels. End Polio Now channels reached an audience of 102,000 and received over 3,000 engagements for these targeted posts.

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World Rotaract Week also took place from 6-12 March. Social media posts about Rotaracters involvement with polio eradication were shared across all of End Polio Now's channels

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