This bulletin from Rotary International District 3770 provides updates on global polio cases, including wild poliovirus and cVDPV isolates, with a focus on Pakistan and Afghanistan. It features the World Polio Day Immunization Drive in Santa Maria, Bulacan, and encourages membership in the PolioPlus Society.
This is the fifth bulletin of the End Polio Now Newsletter for Rotary Zone 11A, covering the period up to October 31, 2026. It is intended for Rotary members and supporters involved in polio eradication efforts.
The newsletter opens with a global polio cases update from the World Health Organization, reporting new wild poliovirus and circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus isolates for the week of October 28, 2026. It details one new wild polio case from Pakistan and provides cumulative case counts for 2026, 2025, 2024, and earlier years for Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mozambique, and Malawi.
A section titled 'Polio This Week' highlights that India remains at risk as long as polio exists in neighboring countries. The bulletin also promotes the PolioPlus Society, inviting members to pledge $100 per year to support the program.
The document features multiple pages promoting the Rotary International District 3770 End Polio Now Awareness Campaign, with repeated campaign headers. It includes a report on the World Polio Day Immunization Drive held on October 24, 2026, at RHU-1 in Poblacion, Santa Maria, Bulacan, organized by the Rotary Club of Mutya ng Santa Maria.
The immunization drive aimed to promote childhood immunization and raise awareness about polio protection. Club members also changed their social media profile pictures to display the End Polio Now campaign, amplifying Rotary's message for a polio-free world.