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Karrinyup Rotary's winter support for the homeless commenced several years ago with collecting warm socks. Later this was expanded to gathering other warm items of clothing and preparing backpacks for the homeless. This year the club also donated sleeping bags.
Following a recent busy bee preparing these for distribution, they were delivered to the Perth City Homeless Support Group. Karrinyup Rotary club members Beth, Tess and Jane are seen here working away on packing day.
Karrinyup Rotary's donations were set for distribution on Tuesday, 9th May.
We need help fitting out the 14 remaining homes so they are ready for the
Public Open Day on 12th June.
This includes moving in beds, washing machines, microwaves, televisions and assembling the furniture where needed.
Please contact Brian Hancock on 0439 515 001 or bhancock0750@gmail.com to volunteer your time.
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DON’T FORGET TO BOOK FOR THE NEXT ROTARY MEANS BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT ON TUESDAY 6th June AT DUXTON HOTEL FROM 5.30PM – 8PM
Come and share the journey of Cane Taleski & Larry Hirsch, the co-founders of TALESKI EV, producer of the first hemp-bodied electric supercar to be funded through Equity Crowd Sourced Funding, in conversation with Ron Gibson.
Join us for our Changeover Dinner on Thursday 22nd June, as we welcome in the Rotary New Year!
An evening to recognise ROC's work and contribution this past year, to celebrate those who have made sacrifices for Rotary and have made it a group to serve the community and have fellowship.
Outgoing President Sam with your help will welcome our new President Sharon for 2023/24 and welcome the incoming Board, especially the new Directors.
Our theme for the dinner is "Create Hope in the World."
We hope you can help us celebrate our past achievements and welcome the new Rotary Year!
Event Details Date: Thursday 22nd June Time: 6pm for a 6:30pm start Location: The University Club of WA, Seminar Room 1 on Ground Floor Tickets: $65 by clicking the link below.
Dinner includes a two course menu and a beverage of choice.
Drinks thereafter will be available for purchase.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Polio this week as of 17 May
Wild Polio Virus Summary:
New wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 2
Environment: 5
Others: 0
New cVDPV isolates reported this week:
AFP cases 5
Environment: 6
Others: 10
Headlines:-
After years of engagement with local communities to battle outbreaks and provide essential services, female frontline workers in Pakistan are now being offered a seat at the policymaking table. The benefits are likely to last well after polio is finally defeated. Read more…
The WHO World Health Assembly (WHA) will convene next week in Geneva, Switzerland. While much of the deliberations will focus on the ongoing and evolving COVID-19 situation, the global effort to eradicate polio will also be discussed by Member States. To this effect, the Secretariat has prepared two reports which will inform Member State discussions, namely on polio eradication and on polio transition planning and post-certification.
GPEI’s 35th Anniversary: From Polio to Progress – here is a recording of a high-level influencer briefing with polio experts from around the world. “We are seeing a level of progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan that is unprecedented: extreme geographic restriction of transmission that gives us the best opportunity we have had to fully stop transmission of polio.” Dr Hamid Jafari, Director of Polio Eradication, WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region
The report of the thirty-fifth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus has been published and is available here
Summary of new polioviruses this week: · Afghanistan: two WPV1 cases and four WP1 positive environmental samples
· Pakistan: one WPV1 positive environmental sample
· Algeria: three cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
· Central African Republic: two cVDPV2 cases
· DR Congo: one cVDPV1 case
· Madagascar: two cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
· Nigeria: two cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
Afghanistan:
Two WPV1 cases were reported in Nangarhar province making them the first cases from Afghanistan this year. There were 20 cases reported last year. The cases are from Batikot and Kot districts in Nangarhar, in Eastern Region, the only region that remains endemic for WPV circulation in the country. A detailed field investigation is ongoing to better identify population groups among whom virus may be persisting.
Four WPV1 positive environmental samples were reported in Nangarhar. There have been 22 WPV1 positive environmental samples reported this year
Pakistan:
No WPV1 case was reported this week. There has been one WPV1 case in 2023 reported from Bannu, part of the seven polio-endemic districts located in the southern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
One WPV1 positive environmental sample was reported in Khyber Pahktunkhwa.
Intensified efforts continue to be implemented in the country, particularly in the southern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to urgently eradicate the remaining endemic WPV1 transmission. Since January 2021, all reported cases have been from seven polio-endemic districts in the southern area of Khyber Pahktunkhwa (out of a total of 171 districts nationwide).
· Officially reported WPV1 and cVDPV cases as of 16 May 2023
· Wild poliovirus (WPV)
· Total global WPV1 cases in 2023: 3 (compared with 4 for the same period in 2022)
