Rotarians play a crucial role in publicizing National Immunization Days and encouraging parents to bring their children for polio vaccination. They use various means to promote immunization, including parades with elephants, posters, banners, and announcements over loudspeakers. The goal is to mobilize communities and achieve 100% vaccination coverage to help eradicate polio through immunization efforts.

1. Mobilise to Immunise
Getting the word out about the
importance of polio immunisation is a
key element of the eradication effort.
As community leaders, Rotarian
volunteers play a crucial role in
publicising the National Immunisation
Days and encouraging parents to
bring their children for vaccination.
Photograph by Hugh Horan.
Rotarians have used every possible means to promote polio
immunisation, including a parade with elephants.
Rotarians in polio-free countries provide posters and banners publicising
immunisation days, along with small gifts for the immunised children.
Photograph by Jean-Mark Giboux.
Aiming for 100 per
cent coverage,
volunteers use
loudspeakers to
broadcast
announcements
about polio
immunisation days.
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