One more down – Two to go
As the world continues to focus attention on the aftereffects of COVID-19, you may have missed one of the more significant milestones that have attracted worldwide attention this week:
Africa is now considered to be polio-free, leaving only two countries - Pakistan and Afghanistan- with significant numbers of people with polio.
For those who have been in Rotary for a while and for the relative newcomers, eradicating polio has been the main goal of Rotary International for the past 30 years…
The Rotary Foundation is a key piece of the puzzle to eliminating polio and other diseases, donating more than 35 million dollars worldwide in 2018 alone.
Those dollars and the work of Rotarians around the world - and many from Rotary 21 who volunteer to be part of vaccination teams – continue to do good works for the good of the people in those countries.
And while those efforts will continue – the focus is now on the two countries where polio can be prevented.
With the good news from Africa – we are now 99.9 percent polio-free around the world.
Vaccinations are the key to getting that number where it belongs – 100%
Our own Rotary 21 Vaccination Committee is doing its part by going into our communities to make sure anyone who wants/needs a vaccine can get one. Thank you to Kevin Berkompas, Deb Rauen and the rest of the Vaccination Committee for working to help make our community safe and healthy.
And thanks to the Community of Rotarians – locally, nationally, and worldwide – who are doing the hard work to make a difference and save lives.
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