Rotary International understands that “disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide.” That’s why Rotary and Rotarians world-wide are committed to preventing and treating disease. Among the many efforts lead by Rotarians are temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities. Rotary designs and builds the infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together to expand opportunities for health care.
Through hundreds of health-related projects around the world at any given time, Rotarians combat diseases like Alzheimer’s, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, malaria, multiple sclerosis, and polio. The first focus is on prevention, with an emphasis on health education and making routine hearing, vision, and dental care available to everyone.
Furthermore, Rotary’s Polio vaccination network is the model for similar efforts everywhere.
For more information on Rotary’s efforts to combat disease, visit: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/fighting-disease