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2015年10月

2015-16 國際扶輪社長 十 月份 文告
 

親愛的扶輪社友們：

上個月，確認一整年都沒有原生小兒麻痹病毒的病例之後，奈及利亞已從全世界的小兒麻痹疫情猖獗國家名單中除名，成為非洲最後一個曾有小兒麻痹肆虐傳染的國家。今天，只剩兩個國家，即阿富汗及巴基斯坦，仍是傳染小兒麻痹的溫床。截至本期國際扶輪英文月刊The Rotarian 付印時，2015 年全球小兒麻痹病例為數只有數十件。

 

　　

　　這項成就無法言喻的。小兒麻痹已存在數千年；自從有人類文明以來，它就為害人類。今天，由於扶輪及我們的夥伴的努力，它的滅絕指日可待。倒數計時不是以年計，而是以月計。

　

　　然而，我們的成功不僅是史無前例的，也是脆弱的。由於我們竭盡全力不曾稍歇，我們正在孜孜不懈地緩慢穩健前進。我們繼續以大型的同步免疫運動為數以百萬計的兒童接種疫苗；我們不停地監督環境以防止爆發新的疫情。光是行動的規模─協調、費用、及承諾─就足以令人驚嘆。

　

　　有些人問，既然小兒麻痹就快絕跡了，為什麼還需要用大規模的免疫活動及監測來對抗它。答案很簡單：這是向前進的唯一途徑。如果我們用力稍有不足，如果我們對病毒仁慈，數十年的努力便付諸東流。我們清楚知道小兒麻痹可輕而易舉地再度蔓延。我們知道幾十年來的進展可能迅速化為烏有。這就是為什麼未來幾個月非常重要。我們需要你的聲音，來增廣瞭解、募款、以及保持動力。我們需要你的一臂之力，來協助我們打這場戰爭，直到勝利為止。

　　

　　我們把10 月24 日訂為「世界小兒麻痹日」。我希望在那一天，你們大家都會以某種方式來參與根除小兒麻痹。我知道你們有許多人打算在扶輪社或地區宣傳這個活動；對於尚未訂定計畫的人，還有許多方式可以參加。請上網到endpolionow.org 的網頁去尋找構想、工具、新聞稿樣本、及捐獻方式。你也可以找到我們活動的網路實況轉播的連接；請務必加入，並在社交媒體分享它。

　　

　　我們的這個戰爭─出發點是為了對抗小兒麻痹而戰，但也是為了對抗仇恨、無知、及恐懼而戰─這場戰爭的勝利將屬於我們。勝利就在眼前。戰爭結束時，所有扶輪社員將有一個故事可說─對那些沒看過套在兩腿輔助行走的鐵架或人工呼吸器，或不知道世界上曾經有過小兒麻痹的子女們、及孫子女們說。

　　

　　無論你是在( 奈及利亞的) 卡諾或( 巴基斯坦的) 白夏瓦或( 阿富汗的) 斯瓦特縣，還是在首爾或馬德里或芝加哥的扶輪社員─你都在這個故事裡面。你那一部分只有你能寫。我請各位要好好寫─這樣將來有一天你說的故事才會讓你引以為榮。

　　

雷文壯 K.R. Ravindran

2015-16 年度國際扶輪社長

2015-16 RI Presidential Message in October 2015

 

Dear Fellow Rotarians,
 
Last month, after confirming a full year without a single case of wild poliovirus, Nigeria was removed from the list of the world's polio-endemic countries. It was the last polio-endemic country in Africa. Today, only two countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan – harbor the world's final reservoir of endemic poliovirus. As this issue of The Rotarian goes to press, global cases of polio in 2015 number only a few dozen.

The scale of this achievement can hardly be overstated. Polio has existed for millennia; it has plagued humanity since our earliest civilizations. Today, because of Rotary's work and that of our partners, the end is in sight. We are counting down not in years, but in months.
And yet, our success is as fragile as it is monumental. We are moving forward, slowly, steadily, inexorably – thanks to colossal efforts that never cease. We continue to vaccinate hundreds of millions of children in vast synchronized campaigns; we constantly monitor environments to prevent new outbreaks. The sheer scale of the effort – the coordination, the cost, and the commitment – boggles the mind.
Some ask why such high levels of immunization and surveillance are still needed to combat a disease that is almost gone. The answer is simple: It is the only way forward. If we did anything less – if we allowed the virus any quarter – years of work would be undone. We know too well how easily polio could spread again. We know how quickly our decades of progress could be lost. And this is why the months ahead are so tremendously important. We need your voice – to raise awareness, to raise funds, and to keep the momentum going. We need your strength to help fight this war until we have won.
On 24 October, we mark World Polio Day. I hope that on that day, all of you will take part in some way in our work to eradicate polio. I know that many of you intend to publicize this event on the club or district level; for those who have not yet made plans, there are still many ways to participate. Visit endpolionow.org for ideas, tools, sample press releases, and ways to donate. You'll also find the link to our livestream event; be sure to join in, and share it on social media.
This war of ours – which started as a war against polio but is also a war against hatred, against ignorance, against fear – this war will be won. It will be won soon. And when it is won, all of Rotary will have a story to tell – to the children, and the grandchildren, who will never see a leg brace or an iron lung, or know a world with polio in it.

Whether you are a Rotarian in Kano or Peshawar or Swat, in Seoul or Madrid or Chicago – you are a part of this story. Your part in it is one that only you can write. I ask you all to write it well – so that the story you will one day tell is one of which you will be proud.

K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran

President, Rotary International, 2015-16
 

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