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Each year, Rotary celebrates changemakers like Rita. This year, we’re looking for Champions of Prevention addressing challenges before they become severe. Know someone? Nominate them:

RT @RAMESHFERRIS: As we celebrate #worldpolioday it’s a great time to reflect and give thanks for the many partners helping us to cross over the #EndPolio finish line 🏁 Thank-you @BillGates & @DrTedros for your continued leadership and support for a polio free world! @gatesfoundation

Rock, paper, scissors. One person can do a lot, but a global network working together can change the world 🌎 What does Rotary do? Learn more:

RT @EndPolioNow: From the icy shores of Antarctica to communities around the world, the message this #WorldPolioDay is clear: Together, we #EndPolio 🐧❄️

Members of the Rotary Club of Evanston Nouveau created a beer to help @EndPolioNow 🍺 What started as a local partnership became a creative way to introduce new people to Rotary's mission. Working with Sketchbook Brewing Company, they created Purple Pinkie, a limited-edition beer that raises awareness and support for polio eradication. 🔗

This project was recently featured on @WGNNews for #WorldPolioDay! Together, we #EndPolio 💜 Learn more👇

Media outlets worldwide are spotlighting the fight to @EndPolioNow 📲 In honor of #WorldPolioDay, we'll be sharing some recent coverage 🧵👇

@EndPolioNow Ezra Teshome, a Rotary PolioPlus leader in Seattle, makes the case for polio immunization in a recent letter published by @seattletimes. A polio-free world is within reach, but our work isn't finished: #EndPolio #WorldPolioDay

In a recent interview with @withPlanet_asa in Japan, @JenJonesRotary, chair of the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, discussed Rotary's nearly 40-year fight against #polio and why sustained commitment is critical to reaching a polio-free world. 🔗 #EndPolio #WorldPolioDay

The first Rotary International polio immunization project occurred in the Philippines in 1979—and we're still working to eradicate polio today. Archivists play a crucial role in preserving the stories of yesterday that inspire us to take action today. #EndPolio #WorldPolioDay

You learned how we saved the images; now it's time to meet the people in them 🫶 👇

Together, we #EndPolio. Share this post if you agree 💪 #WorldPolioDay

Rotary and our partners have immunized over 3 billion children worldwide since 1988. With your help, we can end this paralyzing disease for good. Show your support: #EndPolio #WorldPolioDay

RT @WHO: Kids today may not remember polio, but their grandparents likely do. That’s why @Rotary's Dr Arthur Lavin, founder of @GrandparentsFV, is collecting their stories. Grandparents’ memories teach younger generations what life was like before vaccines protected children from polio, and remind families why vaccines still matter today. #EndPolio Read the story:

RT @gavi: “For me, vaccination represents a promise of health and fulfillment to children.” Djeneba shares a moment of joy with her daughter, Aïssata, 8 months, who just got vaccinated against polio in Mali. Aïssata is one of the many children reached during a nationwide vaccination campaign to #EndPolio. After the virus was detected in 2023 – with new cases as recently as April 2026 – the government, health workers, parents, @UNICEF and partners are working together to protect the health of every child. #WorldPolioDay @EndPolioNow | @WHO | @Rotary | @gatesfoundation | @Gavi

RT @gavi: Kids today may not remember polio, but their grandparents likely do. That’s why @Rotary‘s Dr. Arthur Lavin, founder of @GrandparentsFV, is collecting their stories. Grandparents’ memories teach younger generations what life was like before vaccines protected children from polio, and remind families why vaccines still matter today: #EndPolio #WorldPolioDay

RT @Chikwe_I: Proud to join @Rotary members from across Europe at WHO HQ to mark World Polio Day, in the room where Member States in 1988 committed to eradicate polio. We've come far, but 99% is not enough. Every child must be reached. Together, we can #EndPolio. @EndPolioNow

In 1979, Allan Evangelista was one of the first children in the Philippines to receive a polio vaccine during our immunization campaign. Today, that effort has grown into a global movement that has reduced polio cases by 99.9% ♥️ This #WorldPolioDay, let's #EndPolio for good:

RT @unicefchief: A polio-free world is within our reach. Together, with sustained leadership and commitment of governments, health workers, partners and parents, we will #EndPolio for every child. #WorldPolioDay

RT @WHO_Polio: At WHO HQ in Geneva, @Rotary members, polio survivors, diplomats and partners came together ahead of #WorldPolioDay to reaffirm one promise: no child paralysed by polio, ever again. Thank you to all attendees and our speakers for sharing your commitment to #EndPolio: Rotary International President Olayinka Babalola, Rotary International Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Dominique Perron, WHO leaders @DrTedros and @Chikwe_I, and WHO Polio Director Chris Wolff. Add your voice 👉 @EndPolioNow

What does the “Plus” in PolioPlus mean? 🧐 In Pakistan, polio vaccination efforts help communities access more than vaccines👇 Rotary & its partners are supporting clean water, disease education, and access to healthcare: #EndPolio #WorldPolioDay