FIGHTING DISEASE

We believe good health care is everyone’s right. Yet 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic health care.

We all know that disease can be painful, and it can make people sad.

Disease causes misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. Large and small efforts are led by us. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build an infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together.

We are committed to working together with our local communities to support people affected by disease. Our goal is to improve the health of everyone we serve so that they may lead healthy lives free from pain or sickness.

At the Rotary Club of Lahore Jinnah, we believe in the power of community. That's why we're committed to bringing people together—whether they're just starting out or have been part of our club for years.

Our members are dedicated to fighting diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. We combat these diseases by providing regular health-education programs and bringing people routine hearing, vision, and dental care.

We know that prevention is key—which is why we focus on health education and bringing people routine hearing, vision, and dental care.

Why disease prevention and treatment?

Diseases have the potential to plunge millions into suffering and poverty worldwide. This is precisely why the prevention and treatment of diseases hold paramount importance for us.

Within our organization, members actively combat a range of diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. While disease prevention is a key focus, our efforts extend to health education and facilitating routine hearing, vision, and dental care for individuals.

Remarkable progress has been made in conquering challenges like polio and making headway against HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. However, the global landscape is still impacted by noncommunicable diseases, accounting for about three out of every five deaths. Conditions like heart disease, lung ailments, diabetes, and cancer remain prevalent. Furthermore, a staggering billion individuals grapple with tropical afflictions like dengue fever, sleeping sickness, and river blindness.

A 2015 World Health Organization report underscores the stark reality that a significant portion, approximately 400 million people, lack access to essential health services. Additionally, the report reveals that 6% of individuals in low- and middle-income countries are either pushed or plunged further into extreme poverty due to healthcare expenses.

What Rotary is doing

Rotary participants have the opportunity to engage in this realm of focus by crafting initiatives that:

Spearhead disease prevention campaigns aimed at curbing the transmission of communicable illnesses
Mobilize and educate communities to proactively combat the proliferation of significant diseases
Minimize the occurrence of noncommunicable diseases and their associated complications
Establish scholarships dedicated to the field of disease prevention and treatment

The Rotary Foundation is changing the world by providing grants for projects and activities around the globe and in your own backyard.

Rotary makes amazing things happen, like:

Providing clean water: Rotary has worked with partners to provide more
than 80 percent of Ghana’s people with clean water to fight Guinea worm disease.
Reducing HIV infection: In Liberia, Rotary members are helping women get tested for HIV early in their pregnancies. They used prenatal care to reduce new HIV infections in children by 95 percent over two years.
Ending polio: Rotary members have played a key role in bringing the world to the brink of polio eradication. Their efforts have not only ended polio in 122 countries but also created a system for tackling myriad other health priorities, such as Ebola.

Your endeavor could:

Bolster ongoing education and training for healthcare professionals via scholarships, stipends, and public commendation
Enhance and widen availability to economical healthcare services within an underserved region
Supply equipment that aligns with the capacity of the local healthcare system
Sponsor educational initiatives elucidating disease transmission and advocating methods to diminish transmission risks
Coordinate initiatives addressing risk factors like an unbalanced diet, insufficient physical activity, and the consumption of substances like tobacco and alcohol

How To Get Involved

Fund scholarships for education about disease prevention and treatment.
Create or join vocational training teams to update and improve health care practices.
Identify opportunities to improve community-based health care through education, mobilization, providing equipment and supplies, or training health care workers.
Review the Disease Prevention and Treatment Guidelines for Global Grant Funding.