Polio Speaker Spotlight - Dr. Tunji |
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Dr. Abdulrahman Olatunji Funsho [Tunji] is a consultant Physician/Cardiologist.
He studied medicine at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria, graduating in Medicine in 1974. He did his postgraduate specialization studies at The Royal Postgraduate Medical School, National Heart Hospital in London, and London's
National Institute of Neurology. He is now a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London.
Tunji studied Mind and Body Medicine at the Harvard Medical School in Boston,
USA.
He joined the Rotary Club of Kano in 1985 and was its president in 1990. He has served as the District Polio-Plus Chairman, Rotary Foundation Grants sub-committee chairman, and district trainer.
Tunji served as District Governor in 1994/95 and was awarded the Calgary Challenge Award for Membership Development; one of fifty district governors so honored that year. Tunji is a major donor and a Rotary Foundation Benefactor.
He is presently the Chairman of Rotary Foundation’s Nigeria National Polio
Plus Committee.
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TIME MAGAZINE'S
100 MOST INFLUENTIAL
by JEFFREY KLUGER
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
It’s not often an entire continent eradicates a disease, but on Aug. 25, 2020, that happened when Nigeria was declared polio-free, clearing the virus from its last redoubt in all of Africa. The person who did more than any other to drive polio to continent-wide extinction was Dr. Tunji Funsho, a former cardiologist and now chair of Rotary International’s polio-eradication program in Nigeria.
Funsho could have retired years ago, but in 2013, with polio still paralyzing children across Nigeria, he decided to step up to lead the Rotarians’ effort. Together with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the WHO, the CDC and UNICEF, Funsho and Rotary helped lead National Immunization Days, getting millions of doses of the polio vaccine to children in cities and villages around the nation.
They also sponsored health-education initiatives at community centers, mosques and even birthday parties. This summer, the country marked four years without a case of wild polio, qualifying it for its polio-free certification, leaving Afghanistan and Pakistan as the only places in the world in which polio remains endemic.
“Certification will be an achievement,” Funsho told TIME in 2018. “But we’re not in a hurry for that. We’re in a hurry to make sure no child is paralyzed.” In Nigeria and in Africa as a whole, that moment has arrived.
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Don't miss Dr. Tunji and many more spotlight speakers to be announced soon! Purchase your tickets online today!
World Water Summit 14 explores the role of water, sanitation, and hygiene in stopping the transmission of infectious disease, including Polio.
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Do you know a WASH Rotaractor? |
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Calling Rotaractors - we have an opening on the Operations Team of the WASH Rotary Action Group!
While their skills are diverse, our Operations Team members are united by a passionate commitment to providing safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) to those who don’t have access to these basic human rights.
Forward this newsletter to anyone you know would be interested!
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What are our WASH WARRIORS doing? |
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The Intergenerational
Orchestra Plays For WASH Awareness
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Videos available on our Facebook Page
Rotarian and advocate of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Lorraine Marks-Field is the founder and conductor of the Florida Intergenerational Orchestra and the New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra.
She is joined by her husband and composer Bob Fields, who studied music at the Chatham Square Music School and the Mannes College of Music in New York City.
The dynamic duo composes and records original musical scores to bring light to the many WASH-RAG stories and projects.
"Our mission is to bring generations together with music and musical performances. Our unique orchestra environment encourages, nurtures, and promotes closer relationships between the generations. We have formed to target musicians of all ages and all levels
residing and visiting South Florida."
~Lorraine Marks-Field
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How do you Serve to Change Lives? |
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The WASH Rotary Action Group thanks its devoted Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Advocates!
YOU make a difference for people all over the world.
Is your club or organization doing something we should know about?
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12-13 February 2022 - BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL CONFERENCE
22 Mar 2022 - WORLD WATER DAY
3 June 2022 - WORLD WATER SUMMIT 14
4-8 June 2022 - ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
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Submit your stories, videos, and pictures for upcoming Newsletters to us at [email protected].
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The WASH Rotary Action Group is pleased to consider partnerships with any corporate supporter. Due to the unique attributes of water sources and water provision, acceptance of corporate support does not imply an endorsement of any particular water technology. Rotarians, Rotary Clubs, and Rotary partners must evaluate any technology to determine if it is the best solution for the conditions where the program will be implemented. The WASH Rotary Action Group can provide guidance about where different technologies work best, but Rotarians and Rotary clubs must make the final decision about how to implement their programs. Email us about your ongoing or finished project at [email protected].
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This Rotary Action Group is RI-recognized and operates in accordance with Rotary International policy, but is not an agency of, or controlled by, Rotary International. To learn more please contact the WASH Rotary Action Group by email at [email protected] Thank you. |
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