EndPolioNow

With great excitement at the #Rotary25 opening session, we announced a renewed partnership with the @gatesfoundation, pledging up to $450M over 3 years to #EndPolio. This is more than funding. This is a renewed promise to future generations. 🔗: on.rotary.org/4nfojJa

Since 1988, @Rotary and @UNICEF have worked side by side as founding members of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, helping reduce polio cases by more than 99% and vaccinate hundreds of millions of children worldwide.

With our Partners @RACUpperKololo and @RotaractClubVU Child and Maternal Health care is a key forcus area, the message is clear that we want a Polio Free word, our goal is to ensure that we are the Generation that kicked out Polio from the world. All efforts for @EndPolioNow…

It was an honor to present the International Service Award for a Polio-Free World at #Rotary25 to three recipients who exemplify excellence, tireless commitment, and outstanding work in the fight to #EndPolio: Yumi Akeyama, Johrita Solari, and Kimberly Walden.

Sun sets on Calgary… what a week it has been! As a first-time attendee at the RI Convention, I fully immersed in the House of Friendship, Rotary’s areas of focus, and Action Plan. I leave energized, inspired, and committed to #EndPolioNow!

Congratulations to our GPEI partner @gavi! As a core partner, Gavi introduces the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) into essential immunization programs – a critical piece of the GPEI’s strategy to #EndPolio for good.

📍Starting today: Over 10 million children will be vaccinated against polio in DRC. 🗓️ 26–28 June 2025 💉 13 million doses 👥 60,000 vaccination teams Together, we’re protecting children & #MakingPolioHistory.

There were some excellent polio-related breakout sessions at #Rotary25! Thank you to all of the speakers who took time to share their #EndPolio knowledge and experiences with attendees. If you attended one of those sessions, what was one new thing you learned?

"Every day of my life I see legs paralyzed from the effects of childhood polio." Polio survivor, Rotary member, and Team #EndPolio athlete @RAMESHFERRIS said it best during Tuesday's General Session: "When it comes to ending polio, failure is not an option." #Rotary25

A strong @Gavi = a strong polio eradication partnership. Essential immunization is a critical building block for achieving and sustaining a polio-free future. #EndPolio

Trustee Chair, Mark Maloney, put our vision to #EndPolio best on the #Rotary25 stage, "We will not back down, because we have progress on our side and we have truth on our side. We have come too far to be deterred."

Thanks to the commitment of health workers, volunteers and local communities — and decades of support from @Rotary members around the world — we’re closer than ever to ending polio for good. #EndPolio Learn more about this lifesaving work: unicefusa.org/stories/trekki…

As the #Rotary25 Convention brings together leaders and changemakers from across the globe, we’re proud to celebrate this extraordinary partnership and all those who have helped drive it forward.

"As a polio survivor, a fellow Rotary member, and member of our global community, I implore you to continue in our efforts, daring to make the dream of a polio-free world a reality." - @RAMESHFERRIS, thank you so much for sharing your story on the #Rotary25 stage ❤️ #EndPolio

In 2008, @RAMESHFERRIS hand cycled 7,140 km across Canada to raise awareness for polio eradication. This morning at #Rotary25, he reminded us the journey is not over. Failure is not an option. Together, we can and will @EndPolioNow.

Thank you @DrTedros for your continued partnership and support for polio eradication. Together, we #EndPolio!

"A world where courage defeats fear; Where community defeats indifference; Where determination defeats disease; Where peace defeats war..." 👏🏽👏🏾👏🏼👏🏿👏🏻 Together, we #EndPolio

Courage. Compassion. Commitment. That is what @Rotary and Rotarians are about. 👇🏾 @DrTedros message to Rotarians and the world. The medicine is indeed peace.

It was a great moment in the House of Friendship seeing @JenJonesRotary recognized for her outstanding leadership, especially her support for polio eradication, by @MikeLakeMP. It takes a team, and together, we #EndPolio!