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Rotary @113: Rotary Club Of Ojodu

Rotary club of Ojodu embarked on Rotary awareness/end-polio walk to commemorate the 113anniversary of Rotary International round Omole estate phase 1 & Ojodu environs. It was fun and exciting. Thanks to all Rotarians from Rc Ojodu, Omole-Ojodu especially the president and all rotaractors from Rotaract Omole Golden and ikorodu especially the IPDRR,Rotr Abayomi Shobowale.

Rotary Icon: we will miss the former vice president

Polio Advocate: Dr Alex Ekwueme, Nigeria former vice president, a member of Rotary club of Lagos,D9140. Polio eradication advocate goes home. In blessed memory, may your soul rest in peace,amen. Visit: www.rotary.org 

Polio eradication: We are this close

Report this post Bill GatesBill Gates is a LinkedIn InfluencerCo-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 1w Follow The world is closer than ever before to wiping out polio.Last year, the world saw the fewest number of polio cases—just 21, according to the latest figures.That’s incredible, especially when you consider that just 30 years ago, there were 350,000 cases of polio per year worldwide.The heroes who have made this progress possible are the millions of vaccinators who have gone door to door to immunize more than 2.5 billion children. Thanks to their work 16 million people who would have been paralyzed are walking today.But the job is not over. The few polio cases left can be found in three countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria. Many of the vaccinators in these countries continue to work in difficult and dangerous conditions to protect children from this paralyzing disease.They deserve our thanks and support as we work toward the day when no child is ...