If Jonas Salk’s mother and Albert Sabin did not immigrate to the U.S., American children would continue to be paralyzed for life by polio.

The PDGs Fellowship and the Polio Survivors Rotarian Action Group are sharing booth 216 at the Toronto Convention. Rotary would like us to have the booth staffed with at least two people at all times.  Can you help?  We have a prime location and it's a great...

Following unconfirmed reports on 8 June of suspected polio re-emergence in Venezuela, final laboratory testing has confirmed the cause of the paralysis is not wild poliovirus or vaccine-derived poliovirus.

Post-polio syndrome (PPS)- onset of new deterioration in function may occur many years after recovery from acute poliomyelitis. Postpolio syndrome information

Violence is one of the many obstacles to education that Afghan girls face.

In response to media reports about a polio case in Venezuela which emerged last week, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) wishes to clarify that these reports cannot be confirmed at this time.

Fear is the most essential tool in your kit when exploring the uncharted icy landscape of Antarctica, says 85-year-old veteran explorer and surveyor Sydney Kirkby, who has been honoured with an Order of Australia medal today.

Survivors of NZ's devastating polio epidemics speak about their experience and the importance of vaccinations for children.

Rotary’s commitment to eradicating polio worldwide won Best Nonprofit Act in the Hero Awards of the One Billion Acts of Peace campaign, an international global citizens’ movement to tackle the world’s most important issues. 

It was 1948, and Eleanor Abbott was bored. The retired schoolteacher was stuck in a San Diego hospital surrounded by young children who, like her, were hobbled by polio. The kids were lonely and sad, and Abbott, with nothing else to do, decided that a...