Rotary International

• Date: 12 April 2018
• Project Type: Aid

Rotary International

Due to the RI Polio plus programme – India is now declared Polio free. Polio plus began in 1979 with a project to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines. By 2012, only three countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria) remain polio-endemic—down from 125 countries in 1988. Aim is to eradicate Polio by 2018.

Partnerships globally include UNICEF, WHO, Bill Gates Foundation,

There are other international projects such as Shelterbox, Centres for Disease Control, RAWCS and DIK.