The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International T HE R OTARY F OUNDATION T HE R OTARY F OUNDATION of Rotary International PolioPlus: Our Priority update November 2007

Fantastic News R.I. President WILF ANNOUNCED in Kuala Lumpur: “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded Rotary U.S. $100 million for Polio Eradication, which Rotary will match, dollar-for-dollar, over three years.

This challenge Grant Is one of the largest given by the Gates Foundation and it represents a tremendous validation of Rotary’s goal- oriented, business model approach to Polio Eradication.

ROTARY WILL spend The initial U.S. $100 Million within one year in direct support of Polio Immunization Activities carried out by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Major Developments, 2007 New tools and tactics New leadership & commitments New 'Case for Completing Eradication' Financing situation

Countries using mOPV1 (22) Data in WHO HQ as of 19 June 07 New Tools: 'monovalent' polio vaccines are being used in 22 countries mOPV1 mOPV3

New tactics have replaced 'one-size- fits-all' approach in endemic areas Nigeria: 'IPDs' or Immunization Plus Days since March 2006 India: accelerated campaign schedule since January 2007 Pakistan/Afghanistan: synchronized campaigns since Nov 2006

Polio vaccine requirement for travel reduces risk of importations Saudi Arabia now requires proof of OPV for entry visas.

'We will complete polio eradication' Dr Margaret Chan Acceptance speech 9 Nov 2006 New Commitments: New Director- General, World Health Organization

New Commitments: Head of Government Leadership President Karzai Afghanistan First Lady Hajiya Turai Umaru Yar'adua Nigeria Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, India

WHO Director General's Urgent Stakeholder Consultation 28 February 2007

New 'Case for Completing Polio Eradication' 17 May 2007 switching to polio 'control' would actually cost more than completing eradication… relying on routine immunization alone would result in >200,000 children again paralyzed by polio each year… Thompson KM, Tebbens RJ. Eradication versus control for poliomyelitis: an economic analysis. Lancet 2007;369(9570):

MALAYSIA & O.I.C. POLIO ERADICATION CHAMPION AWARD PRIP Rattakul & Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi - 28 May 2007

Organization of Islamic Conference PRIP Kinross & OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. 17 June 2007

Renewed Commitments: overwhelming support for PolioPlus at Rotary's Council on Legislation, April 2007!

tOPVmOPV New Tools & Tactics: impact in Nigeria, * tOPV *data at 13 June 2007 tOPV & mOPV (S) tOPV & mOPV (S)

Impact on Type 1 Polio, Uttar Pradesh, India Sep 06Oct 06Nov 06 Dec 06Jan 07Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 * data as on 19th June 2007 May 07

Type 3 polio Type 1 polio Afghanistan / Pakistan, 2007 Polio Cases, 2007Security Risks High Risk Variable Risk

Polio Cases at 13 November 2007 Confirmed Polio Cases

New Milestones (World Health Assembly, May 2007) 2007: Reduce infected districts by > 50% compared to : Polio stopped or infected districts further reduced by > 50% compared to 2007.

G8 49% Non-G8 OECD/ Other 18% Multilateral Sector 16% Private Sector 17% Other Singapore, ‘Other’: the Governments of Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates; African Development Bank; AG Fund; American Red Cross; De Beers, Inter-American Development Bank, Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Oil for Food Programme, OPEC Fund, Sanofi Pasteur; Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society, Smith Kline Biologicals, UNICEF National Committees, UNICEF Regular and Other Resources, United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Society, WHO Regular Budget and Wyeth funding gap: US$ 415 million Polio Financing – Donor Base US$ 5.3 billion, (at 13 June 2007)

Support a PolioPlus Partners project through the Open Projects List (OPL) Highlight publicly the role of Rotary in the global polio eradication initiative Schedule a club program on PolioPlus Encourage new members and new clubs to become a part of Rotary’s No.1 Goal of Polio Eradication Allocate available District Designated Funds (DDF) to PolioPlus Partners PolioPlus – What Can Rotarians Do?

PolioPlus Partners Social Mobilization Raise awareness of polio immunization: radio and television ads billboards megaphones t-shirts/aprons to identify volunteers

Two Ways to Support PolioPlus Partners District Designated Funds (DDF): DDF contributions are being matched US$.50 for every US$1.00 contributed. Cash Contributions: Cash contributions are matched US$.50 for every US$1.00 donated through

PolioPlus Partners Open Projects List (OPL) To find a project to support, go to Rotary’s Web site: Funding requirements currently exceed US$2.7 million

New tools & tactics. New political leadership/commitment. New studies show: eradication saves $ billions. > children/year would be paralyzed, if we don't finish! Polio Eradication: Our Priority

There is no limit to what a single man* can do, so long as he does not care who takes the credit. Let us uphold our Rotary Motto of “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” and our Rotary Theme of “ROTARY SHARES” TERIMA KASIH & THANK YOU. * “Man” embraces “woman”