SEOUL, South Korea: Sept. 23, 2021 – Jimin, a member of K-pop boy band BTS, is supporting the eradication of polio, a devastating vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed 1,000 children every single day.
Jimin’s donation of 100 million won ($88,000) to Rotary’s polio eradication program, will protect children in countries where the disease is still a threat.
“Thanks to the effort of Rotary and so many people, polio is coming to an end on this planet,” Jimin said. “I wanted to join this historic moment to make sure no child suffers from polio.”
Polio cases have been reduced by 99.9 percent over the past three decades, …
