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spreading beyond 19 reported cases by using methods developed for the polio
eradication campaign to find anyone who might have come in contact with an
infected person.

Children protected from polio still face other illnesses, and in Borno, malaria kills
more people than all other diseases combined. To prevent its spread, insecticide-
treated bed nets are often distributed for free during polio immunization events. In
2017, the World Health Organization, one of Rotary's partners in the GPEI,
organized a campaign to deliver antimalarial medicines to children in Borno using
polio eradication staff and infrastructure. It was the first time that antimalarial
medicines were delivered on a large scale alongside the polio vaccine, and the effort
reached 1.2 million children.

Water is a promise we must keep

20 March 2025

A tanker delivers water to Navajo Nation as part of the Navajo Water Project.

By Cindy Howe and Kathryn Lucero, DigDeep -

World Water Day is 22 March, a global reminder that clean, running water is not a
privilege - it is a human right. Yet, here in the United States, more than 2 million
Americans live without running water and proper sanitation at home. This crisis
remains hidden, largely absent from national discussions, but for those of us who
have experienced life without running water, it is a daily reality that shapes lives,
communities, and future opportunities.