Feb 27, 2022
The ROTARY CLUB OF MADRAS, has been a pioneer in starting the Polio Immunization campaign from 1984, much before any State Government or the Central Government started the PolioPlus campaign on May 1, 1987, also from the City of Madras.
Our club takes pride in the fact, that we have played a role and a significant one at that, which has paved the way for our beloved Country India to be officially declared POLIO FREE as on March 27, 2014. In fact, India has been free of this dreaded disease 3 years prior to that from 2011 itself, considering that WHO stipulates a requirement of a 3 year Polio Free status, before any country can be declared Polio Free, Offially.
What is lore significant for us in the Rotary Club of Madras, is that our state, which was one of the first to be rid of Polio, has been Polio Free from the year 2000 itself, thus making this the 22 year of the State of TAMILNADU, being Polio Free.
Despite this, we are having to continue our NED'S, till the last 2 countries, where Polio is still endemic is rid of it.
Thus, it was this morning that we all gathered at a few venues allotted to us by the Government of Tamilnadu, to administer the Oral Polio Drops to infants and kids under the age of 5.
Here are a few photos of the occasion where we have our incumbent President Rtn. Mohan Raman, President Elect Rtn. Jayashree Sridhar, President Nominee Rtn. S. Ravi and our President Nominee Designate Rtn. Chella Krishna amongst other that did the honours.
Our District Governor Rtn. J Sridhar, District Secretary Rtn. Ravvi Shankar and a few of our District Officers, joined us in one of our locations for administer the Polio Drops.
Here are a few pictures of that occasion.