根除小兒痲痹等疾病計劃是扶輪對於根除小兒痲痹的承諾。根除小兒痲痹等疾病計劃提供獎助金以供應疫苗，動員社區資源，及對於國際性的活動予以作業支援，以使兒童獲得免疫並根除全世界的小兒痲痹。

PolioPlus is Rotary’s commitment to the certification of the eradication of polio. PolioPlus grants supply polio vaccine, mobilize community resources, and support international efforts to immunize children and eradicate polio worldwide.

注意：保管委員會2004 年10 月會議決議－近來的發展凸顯出國際根除小兒痲痹等疾病計畫委員會（IPPC）在2005 年之後存在的必要性。保管委員會核准該委員會可延續至全球證實根除小兒痲痹為止。保管委員會也將根除小兒痲痹等疾病夥伴計畫延長至2006 年6 月30 日為止。

Note: Action Taken by the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation (October 2004)-Recent developments emphasize the need to continue the International PolioPlus Committee (IPPC) past 2005.  The Trustees agreed that the IPPC will continue until the global certification of the eradication of polio. The Trustees also extended the PolioPlus Partners program to 30 June 2006.

根除小兒痲痹等疾病計劃實際情況

PolioPlus Facts

• 至全世界證明無小兒痲痹時，扶輪捐獻給全球的根除小兒痲痹等疾病的成果方面將超過6億美元。有120個國家受惠於根除小兒痲痹等疾病獎助金。

• 全球的根除小兒痲痹等疾病計劃是要得到小兒痲痹全球的根除証明。至於根除，對全球證明任務的世界衛生組織與扶輪來說，意指猛暴的小兒痲痹病毒的終止傳染。

• 估計2003年全世界小兒痲痹病例數目比1985年減少將近99%。

• 至2003年7月1日，世界上有70%的兒童居住在無小兒痲痹國家，那是由1988年10%上昇而來的。

• 西太平洋與歐洲區域各自在2000及2002年驗證為無小兒痲痹。西半球則於1994年宣佈無小兒痲痹。

• 捐獻給根除小兒痲痹計劃有資格獲得保羅•哈理斯之友表彰。

• By the time the world is certified polio-free, Rotary’s contributions to the global polio eradication effort will exceed US$600 million.  Over 120 countries have benefited from PolioPlus grants.

• The goal of the PolioPlus program is the global certification of polio eradication. By eradication, WHO, the Global Commission on Certification, and Rotary mean the interruption of the transmission of the wild poliovirus.

• Estimated polio cases worldwide in 2003 have declined over 99 percent from 1985.

• As of 1 July 2003, 70 percent of the world’s children lived in polio-free countries, up from 10 percent in 1988.

• The Western Pacific and European regions were certified polio-free, respectively, in 2000 and 2002. The Western Hemisphere was declared polio-free in 1994.

• Contributions to the PolioPlus and PolioPlus Partners programs are eligible for Paul Harris Fellow Recognition.

建議討論題目

Suggested Discussion Topics

• 無小兒痲痹國家如何參與根除小兒痲痹等疾病的工作？

• How can clubs in polio-free countries participate in PolioPlus?

為根除小兒痲痹等疾病計劃捐獻以及募款或透過根除小兒痲痹等疾病夥伴計劃來捐獻。籌辦媒體宣傳、大眾教育、免疫活動、及推廣監督小兒痲痹病毒。需要每個扶輪社員的參與才能確保小兒痲痹根除的成功。

Contribute to and raise funds for PolioPlus or contribute through a PolioPlus Partners project. Organize media campaigns, public education, and immunization events, and promote surveillance. Every Rotarian’s participation is needed to ensure success in eradicating polio.

• 小兒痲痹仍然是一種威脅嗎？

• Is polio still a threat?

只要小兒痲痹存在的一天，所有兒童都有危險。儘管根除小兒痲痹的戰爭已有長足的進步，仍讓數以千計的兒童跛足而殘廢。我們絕對不能存有天下太平的錯覺。今天支持根除小兒痲痹等疾病來確保明天的兒童能有一個安全、無小兒痲痹的未來。

As long as polio exists, all children are at risk. Despite tremendous progress in the battle to eradicate polio, the disease still cripples thousands of children. We must not be lulled into a false sense of security. Support PolioPlus today to help ensure a safer, polio-free future for the children of tomorrow.

常被問到的問題

Commonly Asked Questions

問：我的捐獻做了什麼用途？

Q: What did my contribution do?

答：幫助20多億兒童接種疫苗，以及強化偵測小兒痲痹病例的系統。

A: It helped immunize more than two billion children and strengthened the system that detects cases of polio.

問：捐款給根除小兒痲痹等疾病計劃以及根除小兒痲痹等疾病夥伴計劃能獲得表彰積分嗎？

Q: Is money raised for PolioPlus and PolioPlus Partners eligible  for recognition credit?

答：可以，如果尚未獲得表彰積分的話。

A: Yes.

問：小兒痲痹疫苗的費用是多少？

Q: How much does polio vaccine cost?

答：只要用0.60美元的疫苗，就能使一個小孩子免受小兒痲痹的侵襲。

A: A child can be fully protected against polio for as little as US$0.60 worth of vaccine.

問：除了提供疫苗之外，我們還需要做什麼？

Q: What else do we need to do besides vaccinate?

答：疫苗必須運輸及保持低溫；當地義工需要訓練，而且要配備器材，才能提供疫苗；為了推廣接種疫苗必須建立有效的公共關係；衛生工作者需要接受尋找病例的訓練；而且病毒需要經過實驗室的確認。

A: Rotarians need to help transport vaccine and keep it cool, train and equip local volunteers to provide the vaccine, establish effective public relations to promote vaccination, train health workers to be on the lookout for cases or the absence of cases, and confirm the presence of the virus in a laboratory.

問：小兒痲痹實驗室網路的目的何在？

Q: What is the purpose of the Polio Laboratory Network?

答：目的在於檢驗猛暴的小兒痲痹病毒，並追蹤它的傳播途徑，以找出問題的根源及未受保護的區域。

A: To test stool samples for the wild poliovirus and to track its transmission.

問：目前根除小兒痲痹等疾病計劃的經費如何使用？

Q: How are PolioPlus funds currently being spent?

答：經費是使用於運送疫苗給兒童們與加強全球監控活動以找出並鎖定目標於病毒繼續流行的區域。

A: To transport vaccine to children and to strengthen global surveillance activities that identify and target areas where the virus continues to circulate.

問：透過根除小兒痲痹等疾病夥伴計劃所提供社會動員所需各種物品，例如T恤、海報及氣球，對根除小兒痲痹有何幫助？

Q: How does supporting social mobilization items, such as T-shirts, posters, and balloons, through the PolioPlus Partners program contribute to polio eradication?

答：有助於告訴家長何時帶他們的小孩到何處接種疫苗；它們使得衛生工作人員及義工很容易在人群中被發現；而且，有的東西可以作為兒童們的獎品，鼓勵他們接種疫苗。

A: These items help inform parents when and where to take their children, easily identify health workers and volunteers in a crowd, and reward children as well as encourage their participation.

問：可以利用分享經費直接捐獻給根除小兒痲痹等疾病計劃嗎？

Q: Can SHARE funds be contributed directly to PolioPlus?

答：可以。貴地區可撥配一部份地區指定基金以資助根除小兒痲痹計劃與根除小兒痲痹夥伴計劃。

A: Yes. Your district can allocate a portion of its DDF to help fund PolioPlus and PolioPlus Partners.