by Bryan Schaaf | Aug 26, 2020 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication has officially declared that the 47 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Region are free of the virus, with no cases reported for four years. This major milestone...
by Bryan Schaaf | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public life has shut down in much of the world. Rotary Clubs have also been impacted. Meetings, conferences, and activities are being cancelled – but the work continues. This has required innovation and finding new ways...
by Bryan Schaaf | Oct 31, 2019 | Blog, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
Rotary International’s highest international priority continues to be the global eradication of polio. It has long been a member of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) which includes the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the...
by Bryan Schaaf | Apr 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
We have never been closer to eradicating polio. Rotary and its partners can be proud of the fact that we live in a world with a 99.9% reduction in Polio cases since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). That we have gotten here is testament...
by Bryan Schaaf | Jun 8, 2016 | Bryan Schaaf
Polio (poliomyelitis) is a highly infectious disease mainly affecting children under five. Many of us have never seen someone affected by polio nor ever will – and that’s good news! Thanks to the work of many different organizations, including Rotary International,...
