Polio Eradication Update

Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are approaching a significant milestone: the eradication of type 3 wild poliovirus. The last case of polio caused by the type 3 virus was reported in Yobe, Nigeria, on 10 November 2012. 

 

What does it mean to "end polio"? Zero reported cases around the globe is the goal, but that's not all it will take to ensure that the world remains polio-free forever.  The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) details the long-term plan to eradicate polio by 2018 in its endgame strategy.