The Final Battle Against Polio?

It comments on the recent attacks on volunteers working in Pakistan by stating:

"Using children as viral suicide bombers this way is a new — and grotesque — form of bio-terrorism, and the world, for now at least, is not standing idly by. After the December killings, Pakistani officials pledged to continue with the country’s plans to deploy 250,000 health care workers to vaccinate 35 million children this year. The governments of Nigeria and Afghanistan have similarly vowed to see the eradication drive through to its end, as have the U.N. and the other institutions involved in the battle. The Islamic Development Bank has put fresh money behind the push, donating $227 million to the vaccine program in Pakistan in particular. This is on top of the billions already provided by Rotary and the Gates Foundation alone."

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

President Sakuji Tanaka commited to eradicate Polio

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Yomiuri Shimbun - June 22, 2012

A Japanese daily with the largest circulation, ran a profile story on President Sakuji Tanaka. He is depicted as a real self-made man in an inspiring way. Polio eradication is mentioned in his comment, “I’m committed to eradicate polio campaign. Eradication of polio is Rotary’s top priority.” He also mentioned about the two schools he and his district built in Bangladesh. The story is mainly about his life (including Rotary). The last paragraph reads ‘Rotary clubs are organizations which implement service activities in the communities both locally and internationally. There are about 90,000 members in 2,300 clubs in Japan.”