World Immunization Week 2023
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24 Apr 2023 |
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World Immunization Week – celebrated every year in the last week of April – aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.
Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million children in the world today who are not getting the vaccines they need, and many miss out on vital vaccines during adolescence, adulthood and into old age.
The World Health Organization (WHO) works with countries across the globe to raise awareness of the value of vaccines and immunization and ensures that governments obtain the necessary guidance and technical support to implement high-quality immunization programmes.
The ultimate goal of World Immunization Week is for more people – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Take action with Rotary
Rotary’s experience in distributing lifesaving vaccines and working with public health partners around the world is more valuable than ever. Because of our work with our Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners to vaccinate children against polio, 19 million people who would otherwise have been paralyzed by polio can walk today. Since 1988, we’ve helped reduce worldwide polio cases by more than 99.9%. This was made possible by supporters just like you.
To continue our efforts to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases, we need your help. A gift to The Rotary Foundation supports your fellow Rotary members’ local disease prevention and vaccination work to protect communities against serious illnesses like polio, measles, and COVID-19.
This World Immunization Week, 24-30 April, please consider donating to The Rotary Foundation so that, together, we can end polio and help people everywhere stay healthy.