Sylvester Idowu in Warri
Rotary Clubs in Warri and its environs led by Rotary International District 9141 Governor, Rotarian Anthony Olikagu, has joined the world in commemorating the World Polio Day because the worldwide organisation strengthens efforts in the direction of eliminating the scourge.
Rotarians from throughout numerous districts celebrated the worldwide occasion by participating in door-to-door vaccination marketing campaign of youngsters from zero to 5 years.
The message on the a part of the Rotarians and Rotary Clubs in Warri and its environs is evident: stamping out the dreaded illness with a drop of the polio vaccine to youngsters between zero and 5 years.
For this yr, the combining golf equipment carried out a door-to-door sensitization and vaccination outreach to households, particularly nursing moms, on the necessity to get their infants and infants protected towards the scourge
The District Governor, Rotarian Anthony Olikagu, the District Polio Chairman, Rotarian Kenneth Okphior, and a former Assistant District Governor, Rotarian Temi Zuokumor, stated the membership had contributed efforts focused at flattening the curve of the virus and marking polio day as a reminder of the continual efforts to make the world free from the illness.
Rotarians Austin Edon, Newton Ayiwe, Wadah Marshall, Nickolas Etobor, Daniel Oji, Evi Ezo, Florence Akande and Stephen Aribogha, amongst others, spoke on the physique’s effort in supporting the World Health Organization (WHO) with in billions of {dollars} to make the vaccine accessible to everybody for gratis.
The district governor and his entourage additionally visited the Hausa group in Niger Cat, Ekpan, the place he additionally immunized youngsters inside the ages of zero to 5 years.
Some of the Rotarians thanked the district governor for becoming a member of them to immunize the kids in Warri and its environs.
