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22 May 2012
Polio Survivors
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Speakers
Ward Mr Gareth
Business
Business of the House
POLIO SURVIVORS
Page: 11674
Mr GARETH WARD
—That this House:
(1) Acknowledges that polio survivors continue to be the single largest disability group in Australia, numbering in the tens of thousands.
(2) Notes that this number includes those who contracted polio in Australia during the epidemics last century, as well as young polio survivors who have migrated from countries where polio is still prevalent or only recently eradicated.
(3) Notes that the needs of polio survivors have become a lower priority with successful vaccination programs but as sufferers age chronic sufferers will become a greater concern.
(4) Recognises the wide variety of symptoms of the late effects of polio.
(5) Notes over the last 20 years polio survivors have established State-based post-polio organisations, providing information and support for fellow survivors, run by polio volunteers who themselves are experiencing increased disability and decreased mobility.
(6) Calls on the Federal Department of Health and Ageing to allocate specific funding to support post-polio survivors and to Polio Australia as a matter of urgency.