THREE local Rotarians have returned from Northern India having been on the frontline in the bid to eradicate polio throughout the world
Jeffrey Cowling and Richard Dugdale, of the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale, and Dr Paul Wright, of the Rotary Club, travelled to Northern India to help Rotarians there with their monthly polio vaccination programme for all children aged under six.
The teams were involved in administering the vaccine, marking children to prevent double dosing and giving gifts to encourage participation.
The scale of the project is immense and Rotary, with its one-and-a-quarter million members worldwide, is keeping up pressure to ensure polio is eradicated. Since 1985 Rotarians have funded the project to the value of £325m..
Anyone wanting to help with funding or wishing to be involved with the Rotary movement, which serves the community across the world, can contact Richard Dugdale on 01200 424962 or by e-mail
r.dugdale@tiscali.co.uk
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