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Feels like a good day to remind people that polio still exists, diseases don't care about geopolitical borders, and just one child impacted by a vaccine-preventable disease is one child too many. #EndPolio #VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork #HumanlyPossible
14.05.2025 19:56 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
ROTARY PEACE FELLOWSHIP 15 MAY - APPLICATION DEADLINE 1 month to apply
“Studying at a Rotary Peace Center is a life-changing experience for peacebuilding professionals seeking advanced knowledge, skills, and networks to achieve their career goals and increase their impact. Learn more about our programs and spread the word to others!”
16.04.2025 21:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
From Rotary Peace Centers:
Apply for the fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship by May 15.
“Earn a master’s degree or advanced postgraduate certificate in disciplines related to peace and development from one of our 8 Rotary Peace Center partner universities around the world.”
on.rotary.org/4lszHAz
“Dr. Stella Anyangwe, End Polio Now Coordinator and former WHO Representative, and
Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine.”
“Join us for a World Immunization Week discussion with public health experts explaining why the message that #VaccinesWork is more important than ever.
A conversation with:
Jessica Malaty Rivera, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Award-winning Science Communicator,”
From Rotary International:
Are vaccines safe? What’s herd immunity? How do I talk with someone who is skeptical of vaccines?
Join our panel of public health experts on 24 April for a #WorldImmunizationWeek conversation on the importance of vaccinations: on.rotary.org/wiw25fb
An illustration of Dr. Jonas Salk holding a beaker with a vaccine inside it.
Close-up illustration of a person receiving a vaccination in the arm. The individual is wearing a striped shirt, and the background is dark blue.
📅 #DYK On 12 April 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk announced the successful testing of his inactivated polio vaccine, which was licensed the same day.
Within a year, over 10 million children received the vaccine and the vision of a polio-free world became possible: endpol.io/425oTAN
#EndPolio #VaccinesWork
Meet some of the incredible women of the polio program. From leading campaigns to delivering vaccines to educating families and more, their work is bringing us closer to a polio-free world.
Let’s commit to supporting them and together, we can #EndPolio!
Thank you to Brett Weiss for joining us remotely on Tuesday and sharing information about Weiss Scholarship Foundation.
Visit their website to learn more about their efforts to promote educational opportunities in Kenya.
www.weissscholarshipfoundation.org
From Rotary International:
“Join us on Tuesday, 11 March for Advancing Women, Building Peace, a powerful panel featuring incredible speakers from around the world. Discover how peace is being built in communities—and how you can take action too.”
on.rotary.org/43l4SqL
From Rotary International:
“This International Women’s Day, please join us in celebrating the 2024-25 recipient of the Sylvia Whitlock Leadership Award, Ayda Özeren.”
www.rotary.org/en/rotary-ho...
🌍✨ The polio vaccine has been crucial in nearly eradicating the virus worldwide. Continued vaccination is essential to protect future generations and #EndPolio for good.
Discover more about its impact and the importance of staying vigilant ➡️ endpol.io/4fKWsvi
Listening to David Byrne on why he created REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL @rtbcheerful.bsky.social. His tips for how to keep going in dark times? Get together with other people, be in community, join a book club or garden club. pod.link/rotary/episo...
19.12.2024 19:54 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Whatever happens in America over the next few years we must not give up the fight to #EndPolio #Rotary.
30.12.2024 12:44 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Rotary's response to U.S.'s plan to withdraw from World Health Organization
www.endpolio.org/rotary-s-res...
From Rotary 360:
“The infrastructure and lessons from polio eradication have already been repurposed to address other critical health challenges. One of the most urgent is malaria – and at the heart of this fight are community health workers.”
blog.rotary.org/2025/02/20/h...
From Rotary 360:
“The courage and determination of the Ukrainian people inspire hope for a brighter future. As members of Rotary and global citizens, we must continue to champion the rights of people everywhere to live in peace and rebuild their lives.“
blog.rotary.org/2025/02/05/t...
Happy International Women's Day banner: Rotary International President Stephanie A. Urchick with district governors-elect and Rotaract leaders at the International Assembly in Orlando, Florida, USA. 11 February 2025.
“On 8 March, as we celebrate International Women’s Day, we honor women’s achievements and renew our commitment to advancing equality. Together, we can promote peace, build environments where girls feel empowered, and create lasting change.”
—Stephanie Urchick, 2024–25 Rotary International President
