{"id":51769,"date":"2024-10-29T07:03:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T07:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rotary-club-rwanda-celebrates-year-of-achievements-in-health-and-community\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T14:39:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T14:39:08","slug":"rotary-club-rwanda-celebrates-year-of-achievements-in-health-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rotary-club-rwanda-celebrates-year-of-achievements-in-health-and-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotary Clubs of Rwanda celebrate year of achievements in health and community initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

During several events and campaigns conducted across the country, Rotary members and their partners highlighted their progress aiming to inspire continued action toward a polio-free world.<\/p>\n

Jeannette Rugera, a Past Assistant District Governor of Rotary Rwanda, described the Rotary Clubs\u2019 commitment to eradicating polio, noting their work with over 400 members across 12 Rotary clubs and five Rotaractor clubs in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

“Our clubs are unified in this cause and awareness campaigns are ongoing because this disease\u2019s impact doesn\u2019t end at our borders,” she said.<\/p>\n

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In this year\u2019s activities to contribute to the cause, children were vaccinated in Kamonyi district\u2019s Gihara Sector, a critical step in maintaining Rwanda\u2019s polio-free status and organized an awareness walk on Sunday the 27th Oct 2024 and the general public asked about it and they were told what the walk is all about- \u201cto sensitize Mother\u2019s to make sure they take their kids for vaccination programs to their nearest Post the Sante, and to celebrate so far the 99.99% achievement of eradication of its impact worldwide.<\/p>\n

During a press briefing on Monday October 28, 2024, Dr. Alexis Muderevu the Chairperson of Rotary Polio Plus Rwanda urged Rwandans to remain vigilant in permanently eradicating polio, ensuring that every child born receives a vaccine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should always remain vigilant to avoid a reoccurrence of the disease. As you know, there are several factors that could lead to its resurgence, such as the movement of people from countries where the disease still exists, who may spread it to others. In such cases, the country should be prepared to ensure that those arriving can also receive the vaccine as joint efforts to eliminate the disease permanently,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

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Globally, Polio is no longer a health threat and efforts against its eradication remain steadfast. Rotary’s global partners in this campaign include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, and the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n

Recent WHO data shows that polio is now 99.9% eradicated globally, with only isolated cases remaining in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and some parts of Gaza highlighting the disease’s near elimination and diminishing threat.<\/p>\n

However, these outbreaks underscore the importance of sustained immunization campaigns, as Dr Muhayimpundu Marie Aim\u00e9e, a representative from WHO Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), indicated.<\/p>\n

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\u201cVaccination is still our strongest defense. There is need for ongoing vaccination and surveillance. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen how polio can sometimes reappear and without continuous efforts, the situation is unpredictable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In addition to its Polio eradication campaigns, Rotary- Rwanda has been supporting individuals affected by the disease. Masterjerb Paul Birungi, former president of Rotary Club Virunga in 2004\/5 shared some of the club\u2019s efforts in helping those living with disabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring my tenure as Rotary Club Kigali Virunga President, we distributed over 550 wheelchairs country wide to all the Gatagara Centres and established a center at Kanombe Military Hospital to manufacture and provide artificial limbs to people in need,\u201d Birungi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re working to create an inclusive environment where people with disabilities due to Polio can thrive, encouraging sports participation and empowering them through international disability programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rotary Rwanda\u2019s impact extends to education as well where as a way of promoting a culture of reading through library initiatives that empower Rwandans with knowledge and opportunities, Rotary Club Kigali Virunga, established the Kigali Public library at Kacyiru right now where the Press Conference is taking place.<\/p>\n

As World Polio Day pays homage to Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the first polio vaccine, Rotary- Rwanda members remain with a vision of a \u201cworld free of polio\u201d, a goal within reach if everyone plays par according to Birungi.<\/p>\n

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In celebration of World Polio Day, the Rotary members of Rwanda marked a year of impactful achievements dedicated to the fight against polio and support for broader health and social initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000076465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[3135],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-51769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-sam-k-nkurunziza-2"],"bylines":[{"id":3135,"name":"Sam K Nkurunziza","slug":"sam-k-nkurunziza-2","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":3135,"name":"Sam K Nkurunziza","slug":"sam-k-nkurunziza-2","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":{"id":2000076465,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-47.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-47.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-47.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-47.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-47.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-47.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000076465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51769"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=51769"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=51769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}