What does Give Polio The Finger mean? Polio vaccinators paint the little finger of the left hand with a purple dye to indicate that someone has received the oral polio vaccine (OPV). This is done as part of a global effort to eradicate polio, a...
Rotary International statement on Ukraine conflict
Rotary International25-Feb-2022 It is a tragic and sad time for the people of Ukraine and the world. At Rotary, we are deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship there....
What is MOJO?
According to the dictionary:mo·jo /ˈmōjō/ noun US a magic charm, talisman, or spell. "someone must have their mojo working over at the record company"magic power.Mojo is typically defined as an American English slang term such as a good luck charm,...
World Polio Day 2024
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 2 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 7/20/23 in Pakistan. What is that Polio Picture? Did you know POLIO could be the second human disease to ever be eradicated? Rotary...
Extraordinary cooperation to detect Poliovirus in Sudan
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 6 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? It takes extraordinary cooperation to detect Poliovirus in conflict areas like...
The five steps of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 5 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? The five steps of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance: Finding and...
Polio – Africa
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 5 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? Polio - Africa - With over 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant...
To End Polio – We must end it everywhere!
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 4 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? To End Polio - We must end it everywhere! Including the Circulating Vaccine...
Collecting polio environmental sample, training health workers in Nigeria
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 3 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? Dr Humayun Asghar - Collecting the first sample for polio environmental...
Our Super Advocates are Polio Survivors
One new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 2 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? Many of our Super Advocates for Global Polio Eradication are Polio Survivors....
It takes a lot of effort to reach every child!
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 4 week since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 5/16/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? It takes a lot of effort to reach every child! Nearly 40 years ago, Rotary...
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Scott is a Rotarian in the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club of Kearney, NE