{"id":282090,"date":"2025-10-21T17:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=282090"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:16:22","slug":"blouberg-rotary-joins-global-fight-to-end-polio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/blouberg-rotary-joins-global-fight-to-end-polio\/","title":{"rendered":"Blouberg Rotary joins global fight to end polio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The world unites to mark World Polio Day on Friday 24 October \u2014 a day dedicated to raising awareness and funds to finally eradicate this devastating disease. The Rotary Club of Blouberg will be doing their part locally with a special awareness event at Bayside Shopping Centre on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October from 10:00 to 16:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club will feature a life-size wooden replica of an \u201cIron Lung\u201d, the machine that once kept thousands of polio patients alive by helping them breathe when the virus paralysed their muscles. The public is invited to spend a few minutes inside the Iron Lung to experience what polio survivors endured \u2014 and to make a small donation towards Rotary\u2019s global eradication campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an emotional and eye-opening experience,\u201d says Hel\u00e8ne Visser from the Rotary Club of Blouberg. \u201cMany people don\u2019t realise how terrifying polio once was \u2014 and that, even today, it still affects children in parts of the world like Pakistan and Afghanistan. By taking a few minutes to lie in the lung, we\u2019re helping people understand just how important vaccination and awareness remain.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-about-polio\">More about polio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Polio has been eradicated in most countries, including South Africa, but Rotary International, together with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Unicef, continues to raise funds to eliminate the disease completely. Rotary\u2019s End Polio Now campaign, launched in 1988, has reduced global polio cases by more than 99%, with the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation matching every $1 raised with $2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, Blouberg Rotary has already contributed R5 000 towards the cause and has challenged other clubs in the district to match or exceed their donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no cure for polio once it strikes \u2014 but it\u2019s 100% preventable through vaccination,\u201d adds Visser. \u201cWe urge every parent to ensure their children receive the polio vaccine and invite our community to help us make a difference. Every rand counts toward a world free of polio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several community leaders and invited guests, including Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, councillor Jonathan Mills, Artscape CEO and polio survivor Marlene le Roux, and Professors from Tygerberg Children\u2019s Hospital, will be attending the event to show their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public is encouraged to visit the Rotary stand at Bayside, experience the Iron Lung, and contribute to this life-changing cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/polio_13745.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A photo taken in 1930 with patients in Iron Lungs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world unites to mark World Polio Day on Friday 24 October \u2014 a day dedicated to raising awareness and funds to finally eradicate this devastating disease. 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