Rotary District 9127 Nigeria unites, advocates for polio-free world
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Rotarians during the walk
Rotarians of District 9127 in Abuja gathered for World Polio Day 2024 celebration advocating for a polio-free world.
An awareness march on Saturday in Abuja from Old Parade Ground to Area One roundabout in about 10 kilometers walk, emphasized the crucial role of immunization.
The District Governor, Rotary International District 9127, Mike Ukachi Nwanoshiri called on parents, community, religious leaders, and influencers to prioritize child immunization, ensuring a polio-free community for future generations.
Participants marched from the old parade ground in Abuja through area two to Area one, drawing residents’ attention to the importance of immunizing their children to eradicate polio.
Nwanoshiri said, “If we don’t create this awareness, people might forget that polio still exists. By creating awareness and going into the field to vaccinate people, everybody will be aware that vaccination and immunization still need to continue.
The Past District Governor Rotary International, Ayoola Oyedokun informed that members of all Rotary clubs in Abuja and its environs gathered for a common goal: raising awareness to end polio and keep it at zero. This effort is part of the 2024 World Polio Day commemoration.
He explained “if this continues, then we will ensure that no child is left un-immunized. The way we want it is that every child should be immunized, so they are prevented from being infected with this polio virus and thrive in good health.”
The publicity Secretary, Polio Plus Committee, Rotary International District 9127, Rotarian Ayodele Steven who is also the Immediate Past President, Rotary Club of Gwagwalada FCT hinted “raising awareness is crucial, lest people forget that polio remains a threat and endemic in two countries like Afganistan and Pakistan, very much need not to undercore the fact that world press have been in the forefronts of humanitarian crises in Ghaza necessitated by the Israeli war in that region and the very much need for an assured humanitarian safe corridor for health workers to be able to have access to the targeted areas for vaccination.
“Through awareness campaigns and field vaccinations, we can sustain momentum,” he said.
According to him, continuous immunization ensures no child is left vulnerable. Our goal is simple: every child immunized, protected from polio, and empowered to thrive in good health.”
“This is a disease that attacks children, especially children that are under five years old, and is a debilitating disease that cripples them. We want everybody to be part of it, contribute your talent, your resources, your time, your kind donations to ensure that all the children of the world are immunized against the virus. We cannot tolerate deformities in any global child any longer, enough is enough,” Steven noted.
Dr. Kadijat Kuburat Yusuf, the District Polio Chair urges parents, community influencers and advocates to ensure their children are immunized, creating a polio-free community.
“You will see our health workers going from house to house; this is actually called house-to-house immunization. So, we expect parents, mothers, to open their doors and welcome our health workers because we have newborn babies, we have children that are just coming to the world, and they need to be immunized against this disease.
“We don’t want to have crippled children. It’s not over until it’s over. Our influencers, our religious leaders, our traditional rulers are really doing a lot. Health workers are doing a lot to ensure that those who are having abject rejection are now succumbing. Polio must excuse us, completely,” she said.
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