Why I became a Polio Ambassador
By Archie Panjabi When I was 10 years old, I had an opportunity to stay in my parents’ homeland, India, for a period of two years. Coming from England, it was a huge cultural shock. But it was also a great experience for me to learn about my heritage. Archie PanjabiImage/Video Screen Shot One of the things that affected me deeply was my daily walk More...
My Brush with Polio
By Polly Hincks Polio is a mystery. In its time it brought terror. It indiscriminently struck with minor flu-like illness in one person, death to the person next door, paralysis of the muscles in a leg or shoulder, More...
Running the distance for polio eradication
By Tanya F. Wolff I am not a runner. I can jog. I can walk and I can hike. I do these things for those in the world who cannot. Image/Rotary International The PolioPlus program was already in effect when I joined More...
Polio eradication has helped define who we are
By Jennifer Jones I was perhaps six or seven when I began to wonder why my grandmother walked differently – why she had one leg that was shorter than the other? As I would later learn, she was a polio survivor More...