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from the Rotary club of Armadale newsletter
Tahira and daughter Dua attend
a routine immunization session in Punjab province, Pakistan
It
is critical that immunization delivery systems are sustained
through the
COVID-19 pandemic. ©WHO Pakistan/Asad Zaidi
This month,
world leaders have
joined together to make
several important commitments to
strengthening public
health infrastructure
during the COVID-19 response –
investments that will go a
long way in protecting
the most vulnerable communities, including
those
affected by polio.
On 4 May 2020, heads of government,
institutions and industry pledged
USD $7.4 billion (of the USD $8 billion goal)
to ensure equitable access to new tools
for COVID-19 globally.
The funding will
support the
which
will help develop new global health
technology solutions to test, treat and
protect people, and prevent the disease from spreading.
A day later, several donors pledged
one of the partners of the
Global
Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI),
ahead of its upcoming replenishment in
June 2020.
This funding will not only help vaccinate
hundreds of millions of
children against
diseases such as polio,
but also ensure that immunization
delivery
systems are sustained through the pandemic.
The GPEI greatly appreciates
outstanding
donor community support for both
the COVID-19 response effort
and
routine immunization programmes around the world.
The GPEI is continuing to do its
part to
support the COVID-19 pandemic,
in solidarity with other health initiatives.
In March, the Polio Oversight Board made the
campaigns to limit further spread of the disease.
Countries
extended their key polio
eradication assets,
like infrastructure and human
resources,
to support countries’ COVID-19 response efforts,
while continuing
essential activities.
As of May, GPEI resources,
including surveillance
laboratories,
and social mobilization and communication networks,
are
supporting COVID-19 response in at least 55 countries.
The pause of vaccination campaigns
and the disruption of routine immunization
services leaves millions of children
at
high risk of contracting polio,
measles and other vaccine preventable
diseases (VPDs).
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated
that vaccines, against
both COVID-19 and VPDs,
are crucial to protecting individuals,
communities and
economies.
As countries continue to implement
their
COVID-19 response plans,
WHO and UNICEF are working with emergency
and
immunization partners to ensure
the polio infrastructure not only supports
the
response, but also is fully funded
in alignment with the ongoing efforts
to
finance COVID-19.
While work is ongoing to cost those requirements,
the GPEI
hopes that specific COVID funds
will be able to contribute towards its response
efforts.
It is critical that essential
health services and systems,
including polio eradication efforts,
have
necessary support during both the
response and recovery phases of this
pandemic.
While the GPEI has extended its assets
to the global COVID-19
response effort,
sustaining these programmatic
resources is imperative.
Continued donor commitments will
enable the safe and effective resumption
resources is imperative.
Continued donor commitments will
enable the safe and effective resumption
of
polio vaccination campaigns as the situation evolves.
It appears that the lion's share
(over a third) of the funds goes to disease prevention
and treatment projects
such as eradication of Polio and Covid-19.
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The Global Fund and RAWCS-RAM join hands to
eliminate malaria in the Oceania region.
Prevention and early intervention is
at the heart of what we do.
If you would like to help support
mental health research,
which is more vital than ever, please donate to our
COVID-19 appeal today.
We are only $995 away from $10,000!
The outstanding ongoing work of
Rotary District 9465
was shared with members both face to face and via Zoom
by
District Project Director Max Bird.
Palm Beach Rotarians are proud to work with
the
Rotary Club of Kwinana to bring fresh running water
via pipelines into East
Timorese villages.
Incoming International Director Mick LeCocq
will continue to
be the driving force in this project in our Club.
Visit to Mick’s shed 
Monday night’s
‘socially distanced’ meeting
Monday night’s
‘socially distanced’ meeting
at Southgate Engineering
Thanks for hosting!
First it was masks... now it is
gowns!
Our frontline team is quite literally the best dressed in town!
for making and delivering these gowns
with so much love,
particularly as we continue to celebrate National Volunteer
Week
and help our extended community protect and connect
in new ways #changingcommunities #changinglives #NVW2020
Our Drummer Girl! RYE
Student Keika Fukuyama has taken to Taiko.
She looks like a Natural!
We’re still having our weekly Club meetings online
via Zoom but thanks to the easing of the restrictions
we’re meeting at Ken’s
Church for our
monthly Board. Sitting
1.5m apart from each other for social
distancing
we’re all ready to go.
Face to face meeting [20 people]
Exchange student Noemie [Beligum] reading the charge
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Rowan Atkinson
Toby the Devil
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
Rowan
Atkinson resurrects Toby the Devil
for a one-off performance at London's
Palladium
for Prince Charles' 70th Birthday celebration,
We Are Most Amused and
Amazed
Carling Beer
Australian TV ad
Western Australia
Cathederal Gorge
