A key aspect of this collaboration is the active participation of Rotary volunteers in KBD’s Dengue Free Squad, a specially formed squads of volunteers, mainly made up of residents. These squads will lead the KBD programme activation in their respective communities.

The teams will implement a 12-week programme which includes eliminating breeding sites through communal clean-up sessions as well as larviciding treatment within their community, together with the local council and health department personnel.

Under this collaboration, Rotary’s volunteers will join the teams, to assist in training as well as take part in clean-up programmes.

By Rotary Voices staff

In September, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari immunized children against polio in his hometown, Daura in Katsina State. In his first months as Nigeria’s leader, Buhari has shown strong support for polio eradication efforts. On 24 July, the country celebrated one year since its last case of polio caused by the wild poliovirus. To mark the milestone, President Buhari publicly immunized his granddaughter against the disease.

http://blog.rotary.org/2015/09/10/nigerias-president-shows-strong-support-for-polio-eradication/