Last Week's Meeting Wednesday 27 April 22

Last week’s meeting pivoted to the Zoom format due to uncertainty of bookings following the Easter break, ANZAC Day and the D9800 Conference in a crowded 10 day period leading up to Wednesday 27 April.

Many thanks to the 40 Rotary Melbourne Members and guest who attended.  If you take the opportunity to view the recording of the meeting you will hear an insightful reflection from Dr Peter Hollingworth, and update from Rotary Melbourne Safe Families Ambassador, Peter Berg, and an absorbing collection of updates from established member Adrian Nelson on his Rotary experience, Prabal Soans on his experience as a member for just a few months, Robert Fisher and Dasun Premadasa on the District 9800 Conference experiences, and Trevor Nink provided an update on the end Hepatitis project.

The video of the meeting can be viewed by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaSKS7IlCeQ   

The closing video music - Ed Sheeran’s hit song;  “Shape of You” reimagined about Food Waste, not published in the Meeting video, can be viewed  by following this link: https://youtu.be/B1-pKWOt2yM

End Hepatitis Now Update 27 April 2022 by Trevor ink

How the Project was formed

  •  Viral disease in a way like polio. 
  •  Hepatitis Vic (now LiverWELL) needed a partner to spread an awareness message 
  • Champion was Dr Peter Clark at RM. Rotarians are leaders in communities

Awareness Campaign

  • Nature of Hepatitis
  • Incidence
  • Causes
  • Tests
  •  Treatments
           Hep B
           Hep C

Campaign Strategy to reduce impact of Hepatitis

  • Presentations to Rotary Clubs live and on Zoom
           D9800 Clubs
           Other Victorian Clubs
           Interact Clubs
  • Create a Map of medical information sites in Victoria

Progress since commencement of campaign

  • 20 x D9800 presentations
  • 10 x other Victorian Clubs
  • International Hepatitis Day at Sofitel
  • Albury D9800 Conference gave 12 new contacts

Next steps

  • Write to all remaining D9800 Clubs
  • Write to all remaining Victorian Clubs
  • Commence Interact campaign when school Clubs stabilise
  • Support the  Mapping project with funds in RM 2022/2023 Budget 

      


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