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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
Why Should You Care About Polio?
YouTube video by Rotary
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May 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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
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.”
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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
Peace Fellowships
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April 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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
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
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
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
April 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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
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
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📅 #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
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
April 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
📅 #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
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
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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!
Let’s commit to supporting them and together, we can #EndPolio!
March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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!
Let’s commit to supporting them and together, we can #EndPolio!
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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
Visit their website to learn more about their efforts to promote educational opportunities in Kenya.
www.weissscholarshipfoundation.org
Weiss Scholarship Foundation
Empowering children in Kenya through education
www.weissscholarshipfoundation.org
March 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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
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
“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
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Advancing Women, Building Peace: A Panel Conversation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This session will be in English with interpretation available in French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
This webinar will feature speakers from around the world, who will share how they contribute to peac...
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March 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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
“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.”
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“This International Women’s Day, please join us in celebrating the 2024-25 recipient of the Sylvia Whitlock Leadership Award, Ayda Özeren.”
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Rotary honors a teacher and mentor with the 2025 Sylvia Whitlock Leadership Award
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March 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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...
“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...
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🌍✨ 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
Discover more about its impact and the importance of staying vigilant ➡️ endpol.io/4fKWsvi
The "Miracle" of the Polio Vaccine | Think Global Health
Polio expert Walter Orenstein speaks about the important legacy of the polio vaccine following efforts to undermine it
endpol.io
March 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🌍✨ 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
Discover more about its impact and the importance of staying vigilant ➡️ endpol.io/4fKWsvi
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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...
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December 19, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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...
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Rotary's response to U.S.'s plan to withdraw from World Health Organization
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Rotary's response to U.S.'s plan to withdraw from World Health Organization
With your help, we can end polio for good.
www.endpolio.org
January 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Rotary's response to U.S.'s plan to withdraw from World Health Organization
www.endpolio.org/rotary-s-res...
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...
“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...
Health care is a basic human right
Abigail Pratt speaks about partnering with Rotary and the Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge during the International Assembly 12 February 2025. By Abigail Pratt, Gates Foundation malaria program…
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March 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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...
“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...
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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...
“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...
Together, we can help Ukraine emerge stronger and more resilient
Rotary members and other volunteers pack supplies at a warehouse in Zamosc, Poland, about 60 kilometers (27 miles) from the border with Ukraine in April 2022. By John Hewko, RI General Secretary an…
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March 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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...
“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...
“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
—Stephanie Urchick, 2024–25 Rotary International President
March 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“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
—Stephanie Urchick, 2024–25 Rotary International President