Dear Polio Survivors Rotary Action Group (PSRAG) Leaders, I am reaching out to you with news from the RI Board of Directors. As you are aware, RI’s standards for Action Groups have evolved over the past decade in response to changing organizational needs and priorities. Rotary Action Groups provide engagement opportunities for subject-matter experts to support clubs and districts with large-scale humanitarian projects and programs while offering professional and personal development opportunities through its global network. In addition to these evolving expectations of Action Groups, the Covid-19 pandemic further added to the challenges of maintaining a robust global Action

Notice of Annual Meeting The Polio Survivors Rotary Action Group will have our annual meeting on Tuesday, June 7 at 2:30 PM Central Time US-Canada. (notice date clarification!)If you are attending the convention in Houston, we will be in room 381C. If you would rather attend remotely, please register for the Zoom meeting using this link: Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0of-CorjwoHNy_n_c7bUEvhuMh-feAn910  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Meeting Agenda Annual review Voting on officers Voting on dues Soliciting of board members If you have other items you wish to

The Ambassadors for Polio Survivors are a corps of knowledgeable members of Polio Survivors Rotary Action Group (PS RAG) who provide support for the goals of our group and of The Rotary Foundation. Among other things, they may help fellow Rotarians and the communities in which they live in the following ways: Provide speakers for club meetings and other events. Share information with others to deepen the knowledge of the challenges of the physically disabled which includes polio survivors within communities and regions. Provide local Rotarians with access to professionals worldwide who may address their district’s need for expert

A Rotarian Action Group exists as a resource to help clubs and districts on service projects. What are you doing in your Rotary Club that focuses on helping people affected by polio? We want to post what you are currently doing and show others how they can become involved. If you want to do a project and need some help, please contact us! Make your submissions by commenting on this post. After reviewing, we will either post your comment or contact you for more information and feature you on our website and Facebook page.

A team of Rotarians, that included three members of the PSA board visited Yola, Nigeria in November 2017. The group traveled to help with polio immunizations in the area. They also gathered with local leaders and Rotarians to distribute more than 100 tricycle wheelchairs to polio survivors. The wheelchairs were provided through the generous contributions raised by team members prior to the trip. The gift of a US$150 tricycle wheelchair makes a significant change in the life of a polio survivor, providing mobility and restoring their dignity. Yola Nigeria is in the Eastern part of the country, south of

From our archive – originally published in 2009 – Joan L. Headley, MS, Executive Director, Post-Polio Health International St. Louis, Missouri (director@post-polio.org) Post-polio syndrome is a new condition that affects the survivors of polio decades after the acute illness of poliomyelitis. The major symptoms are pain, fatigue and weakness. New weakness is considered the hallmark of post-polio syndrome. Less commonly, survivors may have new sleep/breathing/swallowing problems and some survivors may also experience muscle atrophy or muscle wasting. Criteria for Diagnosis The criteria for diagnosing post-polio syndrome have evolved over the last 20 years. The United States National Institute of Neurological