Geospatial Tracking Systems have a critical role to play in the monitoring of vaccination teams during polio outbreak response campaigns. With support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the…
One of the first tasks they took on was to find ways to detect the possible spread of an outbreak of variant poliovirus that was confirmed in December 2022 after…
Status: affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus 2 (cVDPV2) Polio this week in Tanzania One cVDPV2 case was reported in Rukwa making it the first in the country. A cVDPV2 was…
ISLAMABAD, JULY 21, 2023 – A high-level delegation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), including the Polio Oversight Board, visited Pakistan to discuss the impact of political transition on…
Once children are vaccinated against polio, they are marked on their fingers to confirm their vaccination status. © WHO/AFRO With 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant polioviruses and 107 detections…
By Partnering for Peace, an independent affiliate organization comprised of Rotary and Rotaract members and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers The service partnership between Rotary International and the US Peace Corps…
By Casey Jones, Programs for Young Leaders staff Every year the world celebrates International Youth Day on 12 August. Established by the United Nations in 1999, International Youth Day is…
By Natalia Kunzer, Open World Program Officer at Rotary International The Grapevine Rotary Club, Texas, hosted an Open World delegation from Ukraine under the Blood Center hosting theme in October…
By Claudia Urbano, Rotary Service and Engagement staff Francesca Leonardi and Antonio Bernardo, members of the World Fellowship of Rotarian Gourmets, prepare food during a meeting in Rome, Italy. Over…
By Astrid Medina, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, member of Bogotá Centenario Rotary Club (Colombia), and board member of the Rotary Action Group for Clubfoot Clubfoot is the most common congenital musculoskeletal…