Ethiopia: President Girma Meets With Rotary International Members                                            

President Girma Woldegiorgis met a delegation from Rotary International from Canada and America on Monday (October 21st).

The President in particular thanked the members of the delegation for their participation in the efforts to eliminate polio from Ethiopia, and for Rotary International's contribution over the sixteen years. Dr. Tewodros Adhanom, Minister of Health, noted that there had been no case of polio and no indications of the presence of any polio virus in Ethiopia for the last four years. Ambassador Booth of the United States said the activities of Rotary International members from North America provided a solid foundation for existing people-to-people relations between Ethiopia and the United States.

The results that Ethiopia has registered in its efforts to control polio, HIV/AIDS and malaria and other diseases and preventing their spread can be taken as an impressive example for developing countries. http://allafrica.com/stories/201210230015.html