Disease Prevention & Treatment Month the 1 WAVEIssue no. 06 December 2019 EDITOR'S NOTE It’s that time of the year when the excitement is heightened because of the festive season is setting in. In Rotary we are also very excited especially because we get to do things that prepare us for the second half of the year. Many clubs will reveal the leadership teams that will take over in July, the fellowship session will be wrought with loads of Xmas carols and goodies galore, gifts will be exchanged and calls for payment of dues will pervade the 'inboxes' of many Rotarians. That typically defines our December. The editorial team at the Wave is also very excited to bring you this edition and hope that you will continue to enjoy reading our publications. We would also want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and prosperous new year. We implore you to stay safe during this holiday season. We will be eagerly awaiting your stories to enable us to share Chief Editor them with the readers in District 9211. Charles Odaga RC of Kampala South Editorial Team Jackie Mali - Contibutor Flavia Serugo - Advisor Dorothy Waniala - Contributor Bernard Tabaire - Advisor Sandra Namarome - Contributor Catherine Njuguna - Advisor Felix Mwebe - Designer 1 the Advertise WAVE2019-2020 in "The WAVE" OPPORTUNITY Starting with the month of September, we are offering an opportunity to all Rotarians and Rotaractors who would like to advertise their businesses on this online platform. We have included a card with very attractive rates to enable us not only grow our businesses but Rotary too. All proceeds from this advertising space will go towards the Rotary Foundation of the respective countries. We believe this will be a great opportunity to directly reach the over 5,000 Rotarians and further organically reach their networks. 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The opening session will, of course, spirit of aloha and Rotary with your family, friends, Hawaiian Culture and Lunch Boat Cruise, a include our traditional flag ceremony. and fellow Rotarians from 6 to 10 June in Honolulu. two-hour tour that will feature spectacular views of It is the perfect setting for the entire family of Rotary Diamond Head, Waikiki, and the Kahala Gold Coast. Our 2020 convention will also be a time to celebrate to celebrate, collaborate, and connect. On board, you can learn to play the ukulele, take Rotary's historical ties to the United Nations. As I part in hula dancing, and create your own Hawaiian mentioned in my November message, June 2020 There are two types of people who enjoy visits to flower lei. will mark the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Hawaii — those who have never been to the islands United Nations charter. On the day before the start and are about to have unique and wonderful You will also have the opportunity to enjoy a full of the convention, Rotary and the UN will host our experiences, and those who have had those range of island hospitality events, from small fifth joint event of 2019-20, one focused on Hawaiian moments etched into their memories backyard picnics to multicourse family meals. There environmental sustainability. already and cannot wait to create some new ones. will be fantastic service projects to see, including two ancient Hawaiian fishponds. And a sunrise Walk In addition, we are planning the greenest convention The convention is the best place to find and share for Peace will take place at the beautiful Ala Moana in Rotary history — and I will share more details your aloha, which you will soon discover is much Beach Park, a 3-mile stroll in the shadow of the about this in the months ahead. But now, go to more than a greeting. Just as Rotary is a way of life iconic Diamond Head crater. riconvention.org and click the REGISTER button for Rotarians, aloha is a way of life for Hawaiians — right below the Honolulu Hawaii 2020 logo. Early one that focuses on living in harmony, being patient, Inside and outside the convention halls, we are registration discount pricing ends 15 December, so treating everyone with respect, and sharing joy with going to hold the most family-friendly convention in do not delay. your family, or 'ohana. Rotary history, including a family-centered opening Rotary Connects the World in no better way than at the Rotary Convention. Bring your family to meet our family. See you in Honolulu! 3 DG’s December Message December is an exciting time of the year as we And so during this month, I would like to urge all prepare for the festive season. In Rotary it is the Rotary Clubs to give more attention to the more cost month that we commemorate one of our key focus effective option – Disease Prevention. I am areas: disease prevention and treatment. Initially requesting you to engage your communities more this coincidence struck me as ironical until I began to actively on better health seeking behavior to prevent draw some correlations. The festive season disease. For example in addition to immunization involves gifting to family members, friends and against polio and other child killer diseases that are colleagues and I am certain many of us are already a regular feature of our Rotary Family Health Days – feeling the pressure. But there are gifts and then let us step up health education campaigns. Let us there are gifts. Good health is one of the latter. promote simple things like boiling drinking water and Infact it is one of those gifts that keep on giving! So, hand washing in our WASH projects. Let us take what a privilege it is for us as Rotarians to focus on advantage of initiatives such as the Rotarian Malaria this priceless gift during the month of December! Partners programmes to promote the universal Because of technological advancement and the usage of mosquito nets. information age, many ailments are now treatable But as they say, you can’t give what you don’t have. and even preventable. And yet in our part of the We are entering a season of indulgence, when the world, people and particularly children in our rural risk of non-communicable diseases rises communities continue to die from the simplest of significantly. So again, I would like to encourage you causes. While some of these unfortunate deaths to enjoy the festive season mindfully and to include are attributed to ignorance, many have resulted from in your 2020 resolutions, life style modifications that lack of access to basic services and the exorbitant will ensure that you are fit and healthy enough to costs of medical care. Last week, I linked up with continue serving your community through Rotary. our partners in the Rotary-USAID WASH Like myself, I hope you will use this season to spend Programme to commemorate the World Toilet Day some quality time with your families. Rotary in Jinja. Did you know that close to 200,000 children activities often take up a lot of our time. But we must under the age of five die each year in Uganda, remember that there is no Rotary without the family. mostly due to malaria, pneumonia and diarrheal Our family members should not be made to feel like diseases? And this is largely due to poor sanitation we are replacing them with Rotary. Rather, let them and waste disposal methods. know that we are adding Rotary to the family to Over the last two decades, Rotarians in Tanzania create a happier and more inclusive world. and Uganda have made significant investments in Brenda, the girls and I, wish you all a Merry the health sector. Today we boast of state of the art Christmas and happy holidays. Cancer treatment centres at Nsambya and Muhimbili hospitals as well as the Blood Bank at Mengo Hospital. But these are only a fraction of the health centres and hospitals that have been constructed, rehabilitated and equipped by Rotary F X Sentamu clubs in our district. We have also conducted District Governor 2019 - 20 numerous health camps for communities across our Rotary International District 9211 district; and these efforts are collectively contributing to better health care for our people. Even then, the cost of delivering and accessing these services remains high. 4 It was a cold, rainy and damp Saturday cause. The participants were all in a bright morning in Arusha, Tanzania but one which did mood probably reflective of their bright red POLIO WALK IN not dampen the spirits of several Rotarians, T-Shirts that everyone wore, with the “End Rotaractors, Interactions and friends and Polio Now” slogan and the Rotary wheel well-wishers of Rotary from reporting at the emblazoned on them. ARUSHA TANZANIA designated starting point near the Via Via hotel at 6.30am to take part in a Polio Walk.