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C 4 - The Oakville Beaver, W ednesd ay July 17, 2002 Nearing the goal of eradicating the tragedy of polio Charlie Woods of the Rotary Club of Oakville North) - and two Australians; 12 men and six women; 12 Rotarians and six other non-Rotarians. The non-Rotarians, mostly Nigerians, included peo ple from church groups, Red Cross volunteers, and World Health Organization (WHO) workers. The group was broken into smaller teams and sent into the rural villages. A team usually consisted of three visiting Rotarians, one local Rotarian, a doctor, and a driver/interpreter. Vaccine was not only taken into the rural areas by a vehicle, but also by donkey, helicopter, canoe, mule, "any which way we could get it there," said Howie. The Howies' team was taken 50 miles outside of Nigeria's capital city of Abuja, "a city that was creat ed out of nothing 10 years ago and now has a popula tion of three quarters of a million people," he explained. `That gave us quite a different experience," said Howie. "People live in mud huts with thatched roofs. These people had nothing. They are so poor they have absolutely nothing. Most have only a single garment, usually underwear or a T-shirt, seldom both." Children caught rats for dinner, Howie continued, adding the huts were built beside open running sewers and "there was garbage every where because there's no infra structure. "We held daily clinics by setting up a table under a tree." Once a child July 20 & 21 - Reptile Mania was vaccinated, Live specimens of native and non-native some red dye species. Guest speakers, pond study hike, was put on one displays, activities, crafts. A t the Nature Centre of the child's thumb to indi cate that child July 20 - Parks & Trails Day had been immu Learn about the recently developed trails in Oakville nized against through information & displays. Presented by The polio, Howie Oakville Heritage Trails Committee. Look for your free coupon in the O H T magazine. explained. "This was done because of the high illitera cy rate. These people can't read For more information call (905) 827-6911 or vtww.ontaiioparkg.com or write, but they (C ontinued from p a g e C 1 ) July Events - at Bronte Creek- Bronte Creek Mary Jane Howie immunizes a child against polio in Nigeria by placing two drops of vaccine into the mouth. know what a red mark on a thumb means." "In 1988, when we began vaccinating children, In 1988, Rotary International launched a global there were 350,000 reported new cases of polio in 127 campaign to rid the world of polio by 2005 - the serv- countries," said Howie. "That's mind-boggling, ice club's centennial year - by vaccinating infants and "Last year, there were 479 new cases in 10 coun children. The campaign became known as PolioPlus. tries. That means we've seen a more than 99 per cent reduction in new cases." Rotary set out to raise $120 (US) mil lion in 1985 to launch the worldwide vac cination campaign, and more than doubled its expectations by collecting $247 (US) million. WHO, UNICEF (United Nations' International Children's Emergency Fund) and the Centres for Disease Control signed on as the campaign's three major partners. `To date, Rotary has contributed more than $500 (US) million to its polio cam SALE PRICES END THURSDAY, JULY 25,2002, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED paign," continued Howie. "We're so close to eradicating polio... all we need is another $100 (US) million.. Actually, it will cost another $400 (US) million, but we've got commitments for $300 (US) million." (Rotary International records all figures in United States dol lars.) Rotary International recently received the 2002 Gates Award for Global Health, valued at $1 (US) million, from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for having, to date, sent more than one million volun teers to approximately 122 countries to immunize more than two billion infants and children. In addition, more than one million Rotarians have worked in the fields of Sears reg. 1899.99.1329.99 health and sustainable development in Matching pieces and hundreds of ongoing community service custom options also on sale projects to improve health and welfare in developing nations of the world. "Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations, called Rotary's polio cam paign the `most significant non-govemFurniture and sleep sets ment undertaking in the history of are available at the following mankind,"' said Howie. 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The event will be held from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the animal hospital located on Trafalgar Road just north of Dundas Street. OakPark staff will be bathing dogs in exchange for donations. Other activities for the day will include a barbecue, clowns doing ani mal face painting and making balloon animals, kid and pet loot bags, and behind-the-scenes tours of the hospital and its Doggy Bark'n Fly Daycare, plus draws for door prizes. The Oakville and District Humane Society is a private, non-profit charita ble organization dedicated to the wel-1 fare of animals. The shelter has served Oakville and** Milton since 1936. It provides shelter for lost, injured and abandoned animals, adoption oft' unclaimed animals, investigations of! cruelty complaints, animal control,*' wildlife rehabilitation and education. 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