WORLD POLIO DAY....
....ROTARIAN COSMOS IGHORAYE CALLS ON PARENTS TO VACCINATE THEIR CHILDREN AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS
Uvwie
The President of Rotary Club Effurun Rotarian Cosmos Ighoraye has called on nursing mothers to ensure that give their babies polio vaccine so as to keep them free from the polio virus that crippled them for life.
Rotarian Ighoraye made the call on Thursday in Uvwie local government area when members of Rotary Club District 9141 staged a walk through the Effurun Sapele road to sensitive the public on the need to vaccinate their children against polio.
Rotarian Ighoraye said that the disease called polio is one that affect the nervous system of children within the age of zero to five years who were not given polio vaccine.
He added that the polio virus which affects the legs of the children leads to them being crippled and unable to walk for life.
The Effurun Rotary District President stated that rotary club has been in the fore-front of championing the fight against polio in Nigeria.
He maintained that Nigeria as a country is free from polio but pointed out that much still need to be done in increase sensitization on end polio.
Rotarian Ighoraye who responded to question on some mothers refusing their children to get polio vaccine, disclosed that the polio vaccine is not harmful and as such new born babies must be vaccinated so as not to be attacked by polio virus.
He lauded health officers for their various roles played in going about to vaccinate children.
He also commended government and other donors for their support to the end polio fight in Nigeria and solicited for more.
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