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For more than 35 years Rotary International and our partners have been working to #EndPolio. The global eradication of polio is within our grasp. Together, we end polio!

Learn more at endpolio.org and polioeradication.org.
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Every action matters. Every voice adds strength to the movement. Together, we've come so far...and together, we'll finish the job ♥️

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Rotary recently recognized HRH Grand Duc Henri for his lifetime of service and his personal collaboration with Rotary in Luxembourg to #EndPolio. We are closer to a polio free world thanks to his dedicated commitment.

📷: Maison du Grand-Duc
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
In Benin, a school wall has become a canvas of hope 🎨 Rotary members from Benin, Niger & Togo introduced a 150m² mural, a living story inspired by Benin’s rich culture. Created by local painters, the artwork helps raise awareness about our work to #EndPolio.
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Where history meets hope! Last week, GPEI partners & supporters gathered for a #WorldPolioDay event on Roosevelt Island, NY, near the smallpox hospital ruins. Together, we honored the progress made & renewed our commitment to make polio the second human disease to be eradicated!
October 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Flying to #EndPolio✈️

Over 37 days, Rotary members Peter Teahen and Edwin Galkin took advocacy efforts to new heights crossing the Atlantic Ocean - calling for increased support to strengthen immunization coverage and stop polio for good.

Learn more: https://endpol.io/47w6izg
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In a piece for TIME, Dr. Tunji Funsho shares how women in Nigeria are driving the final push to #EndPolio. From health workers reaching children in remote areas to local leaders building trust in their communities.

🔗: https://time.com/7327662/polio-vaccine-women-health/
Women Hold the Key to Ending Polio for Good
No child should be paralyzed by a preventable disease, writes Dr. Tunji Funsho.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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In response to recent polio cases in West and Central Darfur, #Sudan, UNICEF and partners like Rotary International supported an outbreak response campaign. Vaccinators like Hanan reached over 500,000 children under 5 to protect them from the disease. #EndPolio @endpolionow.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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If near Philly, Ardmore Rotary is raising funds to #EndPolioNow by celebrating its Centennial with a big event in mid-DEC, see www.ardmorerotary.org/gala #ArdmoreRotary
Every action matters. Every voice adds strength to the movement. Together, we've come so far...and together, we'll finish the job ♥️

#WorldPolioDay #EndPolio
October 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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This #WorldPolioDay, let’s stand together against #polio and ensure that every child receives the vaccine.
Thanks to all donors for their support, and UNICEF Afghanistan's brave vaccinators across #Afghanistan who go the extra mile to #EndPolio and reach every child, everywhere.
October 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Ending polio isn’t just a goal, it’s a promise to children everywhere. With support from global partners, governments, and health workers, we won’t stop until the job is done. #EndPolio #WorldPolioDay

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October 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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During #WorldPolioDay, our ❤️ go out to the health workers & polio vaccination heroes who do whatever it takes - using bicycles, boats, and walking long distances - to deliver polio vaccines in the most remote areas and help #EndPolio #ForEveryChild in Mozambique.
October 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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On #WorldPolioDay, we honor Dr. Tessema Assegid Kebede, a senior epidemiologist whose dedication in regions like Somalia has helped reduce polio in 16 countries. "Polio somewhere is polio everywhere," he shares. Join the fight to #endpolio. Read his full story: bit.ly/47teMr0 🌍
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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#WorldPolioDay is a reminder of the incredible progress we’ve made in the fight to #EndPolio.

As UNICEF Supporter and epidemiologist @jessicamalaty.bsky.social highlights, #ToT4UNICEF has helped power vaccines and strengthen health systems, protecting children from preventable diseases like polio.
October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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“We do this because we don’t want any child to go through what we did." This #WorldPolioDay, read the inspiring story of polio survivors in Northern Nigeria that have become "champions of change" by sharing their stories to boost vaccine uptake: bit.ly/44jqUKI #EndPolio #WorldPolioDay
“Seeing is believing”: how polio survivors are driving immunisation in northern Nigeria
In Sokoto State, Nigeria, a group of polio survivors is turning personal pain into powerful advocacy.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Polio once threatened communities worldwide. Today, we're *this* close to making it history once and for all. 🤏

Strong investments in lifesaving programs have brought us this far — let's keep fighting to end it for good. Learn more below. ⬇️ #WorldPolioDay #EndPolio
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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With polio transmission rates near historic lows, the world faces a defining moment in polio eradication: either finish the job now, or face recurring outbreaks and continued preventable suffering.

For #WorldPolioDay, here are five facts about what it will take to #EndPolio it once and for all:
World Polio Day 2025: A Defining Moment
It is time to pull through on efforts to rid the world of polio once and for all.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Every action matters. Every voice adds strength to the movement. Together, we've come so far...and together, we'll finish the job ♥️

#WorldPolioDay #EndPolio
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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An Urgent Mission: When poliovirus was detected in Papua New Guinea earlier this year, UNICEF, @who.int and partners like Rotary International joined a nationwide effort to vaccinate children against the disease. The first round of the campaign began in August. @endpolionow.bsky.social #EndPolioNow
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is how we #EndPolio for good ⬇️

We innovate 💡
We adapt 🔄
We evolve 🔬

And we stay one step ahead 🚀 ➡️ https://t.co/IeSWvC2FpA https://t.co/w5pczEVr36
October 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
📢 We're just a few days away from #WorldPolioDay!

We want to make sure every club who participates with an #EndPolio action is counted. Tell us how your club is supporting Rotary's promise for a polio-free world this World Polio Day: https://on.rotary.org/4fo36ZY
October 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Small scenes, big impact 🖼️

Artists worldwide are capturing Rotary’s fight to #EndPolio — in miniature. From remote vaccine drops to pop-up clinics, these dioramas tell a powerful story of hope and global action.

Explore more: https://on.rotary.org/3WSVTsh
October 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Vivi Ebert was going to die.

In 1952 in Copenhagen, hospitals were full, iron lungs were scarce, and hope was fading. But one doctor refused to give up...and what happened next not only saved Vivi’s life, it changed medicine forever.

🔗: https://on.rotary.org/3WsdEPj

#WorldPolioDay #EndPolio
October 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Where would you go in support of polio eradication? For Jessie Harman and a group of Australian🇦🇺 Rotary members, they went all the way to the Everest Base Camp🏔️, raising more than AU$62,0000 for #EndPolio along the way!

🔗: https://endpol.io/47o9C0i
October 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
From street marches to lit landmarks, Rotary members are uniting to #EndPolio! Cycling 10,000+ miles in the U.S., illuminating Pisa’s Leaning Tower in Italy, rallying 300+ walkers in Ghana, and organizing 1,200+ youth in India to spell “Polio Free Bharat." https://on.rotary.org/4nRZwLd
October 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Wherever you are in the world, you can tune in to the #WorldPolioDay livestream event from The Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College on 16 October at 18:00 Chicago Time (UTC-5)!

🔗: https://endpol.io/4h5CrC0 #EndPolio
World Polio Day 2025 – Updating Rotary’s Efforts to Eradicate Polio Worldwide | The Global Class
In honor of World Polio Day, which is widely recognized on October 24, the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood, on behalf of the 10 Rotary Clubs in Durham Region, are co-hosting “World Polio…
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October 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The Rotary Clubs of Switzerland and Liechtenstein are hosting an evening of music Stuttgarter Philharmoniker at the KKL Lucerne to support #EndPolio ♥️ With a sold-out concert, nearly 100,000 vaccine doses can be funded to help combat and eradicate polio 🫶

🔗: https://on.rotary.org/48ZlEyp
October 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM