Rotary Southampton marks World Polio Day

On Sunday October 24th, the Rotary Club of Southampton marked World Polio Day with their annual donation of $2,000 raised during fundraisers throughout the year.

 

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Rotary International played an integral role in the eradication of polio throughout the world of the vaccine-preventable disease.

Of all countries, only Afghanistan and Pakistan still cite polio cases.

According to Rotary, the recent Taliban ‘government’ in Afghanistan has agreed to re-instate polio vaccinations for children.