Rotary Club of Accra-Airport holds “Arise for Polio 2026’
Speaking at the launch, the President of Rotary Club of Accra-Airport, Rotarian David Kwatia Nyante, said, Polio is a devastating disease that can cause permanent paralysis and even death. Yet, it is preventable through vaccination.
The Rotary Club of Accra-Airport held the "Arise for Polio 2026" initiative to ensure no child suffers from polio worldwide. Rotarian David Kwatia Nyante emphasized that polio is a devastating disease that can cause permanent paralysis and death, but it is preventable through vaccination. Since its launch in 1985, Rotary's PolioPlus program has reduced annual cases of polio from hundreds of thousands to only two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Nyante stressed that until polio is eradicated everywhere, children everywhere remain at risk and highlighted the Rotary's commitment to this cause over four decades. The event's keynote speaker, Rotarian Jack Andrews Dotsey, praised the club for its efforts and urged everyone to continue the fight against polio. Dotsey mentioned that Rotarians advocate, mobilize communities, support vaccination campaigns, work with health professionals, and build trust to reach children with vaccines.
Ghana's National PolioPlus chair, Rotarian Gertrude Adzo Akpalu, shared that polio is 99.9% eradicated, with the virus now endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and urged continued focus on ending polio for good.
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