Dear Friends , 2014 will be a landmark year in the history of the Polio campaign in India and the world. Rotary is planning an event to mark the realization of the dream Rotary dreamt over 25 years ago. The Polio Free Conclave is going to be an event of 3 decades, which will be remembered not only by the contemporary Rotarians but by posterity. The South East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication is scheduled to meet on 26 & 27 March, 2014 to certify the South East Asia Region as defined by WHO – of which India is a part – as Polio Free. This will be an international event, with participation from countries of the South East Asia Region – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Srilanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, alongwith participation from the 3 remaining endemic countries, namely, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. India, with the three year sans Polio stands eligible to qualify for the regional - South East Asia Region (SEAR) - Polio-free certification from WHO. Rotary International has planned to host a commemorative event rightly titled ‘Polio-free Conclave 2014’ on the 29th & 30th of March, 2014 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee has kindly agreed to be the Chief Guest on 29th March for the inaugural at 12 noon. Meeting will conclude by Lunch on 30 March. Rotary leadership endeavours to make this event not just a celebration of India’s success but the global movement to end Polio. The distinguished participants in the two-day Conclave, numbering around 1500 will include Health officials of the Government of India; State Governments and senior health officials from countries in the South East Asia Region, as well as Rotarians from India and across the world, along with global representatives from WHO, UNICEF, CDC, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other Donor Agencies. Would you not like to be a part of this history-making event? Are we not fortunate to live in this period, where children will finally be free of the scourge of disability on account of Polio? Are we not fortunate that we have an opportunity to be a part of this event when Polio will be consigned to the pages of history? You have been part of this epoch making struggle and now is your time to give your impulse to this “end game” thrust. Just go ahead and register yourself. Please do register yourself at the earliest, as Vigyan Bhawan has limited seats. We urge you to come and support this historic celebration, which could well be the harbinger for ending Polio worldwide! PRIP Raja Saboo Advisor, IPPC. Chairman, Polio Free Conclave PRIP Kalyan Banerjee Co-Chairman, Polio Free Conclave RID P.T. Prabhakar Online Registration Form website rotarypolioplusindia.org
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 06:32:14 +0000
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