Rotary-related headlines from around the world
Paralyzed as a child by polio, Rajabu Vampise is taking his message to the streets, urging parents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to vaccinate their children.
Seated on his hand-powered bik… [read more]
Introduction Poliomyelitis (polio) is an infectious viral disease that mainly affects children under 5 years of age.1 The main method of transmission is person-to-person spread mostly through the…
With the skyrocketing cost of everything, labour shortages, extreme weather events, the refugee crisis, and war in the Ukraine, amongst the many challenges facing the world today, why…
We’re in the last mile in the fight to eradicate polio, but progress is fragile. As long as the disease is a threat anywhere, it remains a threat…
Despite having achieved the wild polio-free certification, Nigeria is still battling the circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus Type 2, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The last case of wild poliovirus in……
EVANSTON, Ill. (October 18, 2022) – Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitment of up…
Un agent de santé administre un vaccin antipoliomyélitique oral à un enfant, à Mbezi Makabe, en Tanzanie, le 21mai 2022. ERICKY BONIPHACE / AFP Cest une maladie qui…