How South-East Asia became polio-free

Posted on April 4, 2014September 19, 2015 by webmasterpsa

This has been a great month: South-East Asia has become Polio Free. This article appeared in the Rotary Blog and we wanted to share it with the PSA members. SOUTHEAST ASIA DECLARED POLIO FREE Schoolchildren participate in a rally organized by Rotary members in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, celebrating the country’s achievement of polio eradication. […]

Keeping current on Polio

Posted on July 9, 2009July 4, 2018 by webmasterpsa

For the latest information on polio eradication efforts around the world, we recommend the website Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI): http://www.polioeradication.org/ The website sponsors are the WHO, CDC, Unicef, and Rotary International

The Final Inch – Award Nominated Documentary available online

Posted on April 15, 2009September 17, 2015 by webmasterpsa

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/thefinalinch/video.html On Saturday, April 18, HBO will rebroadcast “The Final Inch”, an academy award-nominated documentary about polio in India . UNICEF India assisted with the making of the film. The HBO web site provides the following summary: Nearly 50 years after a vaccine for polio was developed in the U.S. , the polio virus still […]