BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:I am from a generation who has witnessed the devastating effec ts of polio. When I discovered how close we were to eradicating polio\, I was very motivated to be a part of this movement. It is so rare when you can accomplish something so spectacular. Angelique Kidjo\, singer-songwr iter From the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988 \, more than 17.4 million people\, mainly in the developing world\, who w ould otherwise have been paralyzed\, are walking because they have been i mmunized against polio. More than 650\,000 paralytic cases of polio are n ow prevented every year. If polio is not eradicated\, within 10 years\, a s many as 200\,000 children could be paralyzed by it each year. A polio-f ree world will be a safer world for children everywhere. To date\, 122 co untries around the world have benefited from PolioPlus grants. DTEND:20181025T000000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T011331Z DTSTART:20181024T160000Z LOCATION:City Market Shopping Center SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:World Polio Day UID:fa9ad486-bc72-4f14-bfe3-c15bb9da9d35 X-ALT-DESC:
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\n\nFrom the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988\, more than 17.4 million people\, mainly in the develo ping world\, who would otherwise have been paralyzed\, are walking becaus e they have been immunized against polio. More than 650\,000 paralytic ca ses of polio are now prevented every year.
\n\nIf polio is not erad icated\, within 10 years\, as many as 200\,000 children could be paralyze d by it each year. A polio-free world will be a safer world for children everywhere.
\n\nTo date\, 122 countries around the world have benef ited from PolioPlus grants.
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