400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic health care.
Our members combat diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. Prevention is important, which is why we also focus on health education and bringing people routine hearing, vision, and dental care.
Rotary educates and equips communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases.
Rotary members have hundreds of health projects underway around the world at any given time. The Rotary Foundation is changing the world by providing grants for projects and activities around the globe and in your own backyard.
Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We lead efforts both large and small. 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 infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together.
Rotary Prevents and Treats Disease Worldwide
Vaccine infrastructure for future generations
Rotary members from 21 districts, in partnership with UNICEF, are working with local governments to develop and implement immunization programs to protect 100,000 children from rotavirus, pneumococcal disease, and cervical cancer across nine South Pacific Island countries, including Kiribati and Fiji.
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.
Disease Prevention & Treatment Projects of the Rotary Club of Irvine
With your help we can make a bigger impact locally and abroad.
Support your Firefighters
When natural disasters strike such as the Airport Fire, which burned more than 20,000 acres and destroyed 30 plus structures, Irvine Rotary supported local wildland…
Supplies for Veterans
Irvine Rotary provides baskets full of household items to start a home to formerly unhoused veterans who are provide apartments through Mercy House and who…
Books for the Youth
Irvine Rotary encourages young children to develop a love for reading by donating books and reading to 1st and 2nd grade students at “Dr. Seuss…
