Rotary-related headlines from around the world
Critical-care patients in the emergency polio ward at Haynes Memorial Hospital in Boston in August 1955. Associated Press photo Fears of polio gripped the U.S. in the mid-20th…
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….
With the wild poliovirus on the verge of eradication, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) offers a blueprint for addressing other infectious disease outbreaks and public health crises….
Message of WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti World Polio Day is marked annually on October 24, providing an opportunity to highlight global efforts toward a…
The resurgence in Nigeria of Poliomyelitis, a severe infectious viral disease, usually affecting children or young adults, that inflames the brainstem and spinal cord, sometimes leading to loss…
UNICEF-supported Community Health Workers play a key role as Pakistan strives for a polio-free future for every child. Widowed at 28 in Pakistan, Reshma (name changed to protect…