National Immunization Day 7 February 2010 – Pulse Polio
Our club participated in the pulse polio immunisation drive at the Pulse Polio booth manned by Rotary Club of Vasco da gama. Also present was Rtn. Leif R Carlsson, District Governor of Rotary International District 2410, Sweden who traveled to India to participate in in the Immunization program. He and his wife Mona Carlsson personally administered drops to over 100 children. Rtn. Carlsson is a member of Rotary Club of TORSÅS-BERGKVARA.
Pulse Polio is an immunization campaign established by the government of India in 1994 to eradicate poliomyelitis (polio) in India by vaccinating annually all children under age five against poliovirus.
Rotary International is the volunteer arm of a global partnership dedicated to eradicating polio. In 1985, Rotary volunteers around the world embraced the fight against polio and ‘POLIOPLUS‘ was born.
Till date, the PolioPlus programme has contributed US $ 610 million for the protection of more than two billion children. By 2007 the end of the programme, Rotary’s contribution will touch more than US$650 million apart from the manpower, materials and individual support provided by 1.2 million Rotarians world wide.
Also see the video below: Bill Gates thanks Rotarians for their commitment to the polio eradication effort. Because of the work of Rotarians, says Gates, polio has declined by 99 percent.
Gates Message EN from Rotary International on Vimeo.
