Pop star becomes Rotary celebrity ambassador for polio eradication
Tiwa Savage is the latest celebrity to be a part of Rotary's effort to eradicate polio in Nigeria.
Tiwa Savage giving a child a polio vaccination
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Tiwa Savage who is Nigeria's biggest pop star according to CNN has joined the Rotary cause in achieving a polio-free world. Ms Savage will raise awareness about the vaccine-preventable disease.
The Mavin singer administered a vaccine to children in Lagos in late April 2017.
According to the Rotary press release "Her participation in this program comes at a critical juncture. Last year, Nigeria experienced a polio outbreak that paralysed four children after passing nearly two years without a case of the disease. Her involvement in the campaign will raise important awareness that will help ensure the outbreak is stopped."
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Tiwa Savage also spoke about her role in eradicating polio. “This is a cause that hits close to home for me, not only as a mother of a small child but as a proud Nigerian, whose country has been battling this disease for many years,” she said.
Tiwa Savage has now joined the likes of Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; actress Kristen Bell; Supermodel Isabeli Fontana; Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu; action movie star Jackie Chan; boxing great Manny Pacquiao; pop star Psy and others in Rotary’s public awareness campaign.
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