The Guadalajara Reporter

Ajijic Rotarians join international polio fight

In February, local Rotarians Barbara and Bill Wilson flew to India to be part of National Immunization Day, when 2.3 million World Health Organization (WHO) workers, Rotarians and local volunteers joined together to administer polio drops to 176 million children.

The Wilsons’ assigned town was Ghasera in the Merat district, about two and a half hours from Delhi, on a dusty bus ride. It is a Muslim community, which posed its own challenges since many of the mothers did not feel free to walk among men to bring their children to be immunized.  Older siblings often brought baby brothers and sisters in on their hips.  Each immunized child had a pinkie finger marked with indelible ink, so it could be assured that no child was missed.

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