Our Foundation Publisher, PDG Dr. Edward "Eddie" Blender

Greetings! ,

This Our Foundation Newsletter (OFN) reports very encouraging and exciting stories as more and more we continue to beat and batter the deadly killer and crippler of children - polio.

It contains some exclusive and first-person articles written by Rotary heroes; Dr. Robert "Bob" Scott, Dr. Carol Pandak, Dr. Bruce Alyward, RIP Kalyan Banerjee, TRF Trustees Ashok Mahajan, John Germ and the OFN Editor-in-chief Calum Thomson.

The world is buzzing with extraordinary Polio Eradication News.

For instance:

- THE ECONOMIST, "A ROTARY ENGINE"

- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VIA WASHINGTON POST, "INDIA HITS POLIO MILESTONE, 1 YEAR SINCE LAST CASE OF THE CRIPPLING DISEASE"   

- FINANCIAL TIMES, "INDIA SET TO DECLARE END TO POLIO TRANSMISSION"

- WALL STREET JOURNAL - INDIA REALTIME BLOG, "WHAT DOES A YEAR WITHOUT POLIO MEAN FOR INDIA?"

- ECONOMIC TIMES, "A YEAR OF NO POLIO: INDIA TRIUMPHS, BUT RISK REMAINS"

- THE CANADIAN PRESS, "INDIA POISED TO ENTER CLUB OF POLIO-FREE NATIONS

- THE GLOBE AND MAIL, "HOW INDIA CONQUERED POLIO"

- REUTERS, "ANALYSIS, INDIA'S POLIO VICTORY FUELS ENDGAME VACCINE TALKS"

- LA TIMES & THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, "INDIA MARKS A YEAR WITHOUT RECORDED CASES OF POLIO"

The world's press is enthusiastically and excitingly writing about polio. We are getting closer to "eradication". What now?

This OFN's current issue is titled: POLIO: WHAT NOW?

Please enjoy this upbeat issue, pass it forward to your clubs and districts and add your thoughts.

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Best wishes,

Dr Edward "Eddie" Blender,  

Publisher - Our Foundation

OUR FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER (#121)
(March 2012) 

Archives: www.ourfoundation.info