Fred Riches
@fredriches
Husband, dad of 4, grandad of 10 (ps127:5). LeicesterNorwichNewcastleLondonBanbury 60yrs Chorister & Canary Fan; 50yrs Germanist & G&S: Natural Zwitscher
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22-10-2011 09:39:11
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This weekend at the iconic Colosseum in Rome, artists united for #TimeforChange to support the mission to #EndPolio. Special thanks: @AnnieLennox Dergin Tokmak Mahmood luca tommassini, Danilo Cirilli Alberto Cecchini & many more. Together, we aim to eradicate #polio.
This month, people from over 30 countries joined the #MakePolioHistory campaign. Today on #WorldPolioDay, leaders from Rotary International, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Gates Foundation, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and CDC Global Health echo their call for a polio-free world. youtube.com/watch?v=Nf8svI…
Wild poliovirus weekly case update from World Health Organization (WHO): No new cases. In 2023: Afghanistan: 6; Pakistan: 4. In 2022: Afghanistan: 2; Pakistan: 20; Mozambique: 8. bit.ly/3MnsSxA. #EndPolio.
Henley Mermaids 'We hope that all the hard work and commitment to this application is rewarded, and we can celebrate moving a step closer to the ecological restoration of our river.' Rivers don’t have a voice. It’s up to us push for change and protect them.
Never before have Afghanistan and Pakistan had a concurrent opportunity as they do now to #EndPolio. In this video from WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Mark Pallansch, a member of the Polio Technical Advisory Group, explains how a reduction in wild poliovirus genetic clusters shows just this.
Wild poliovirus weekly case update from World Health Organization (WHO): No cases this week. In 2024: Afghanistan: 0; Pakistan: 0 In 2023: Afghanistan: 6; Pakistan: 6. bit.ly/3MnsSxA. #EndPolio.