This morning a solidarity mural was inaugurated on the wall of the La Fábrica de Chocolate Building in San Pedro del Pinatar on the occasion of the celebration of the World Day of the Fight against Polio.The event, organized by the Rotary Clubs of the Region of Murcia, has had the presence of the Councilor for Culture of the San Pedro del Pinatar City Council, Marí Carmen Guirao, aims to remember the importance of the fight against this disease, one of the oldest documented in history.Thus, Avda.
Romería de la Virgen del Carmen sports a new mural sponsored by all the Rotary clubs in the Region of Murcia and made by the company Taruga Creaciones.Olga Castelucci Paoloni, president of RC Mar Menor stressed that, at a time when diseases that were believed to be forgotten are making a comeback, such as the current Covid-19 pandemic, forgetting about Polio can be a serious mistake for humanity.
Therefore, it is extremely important to continue with research, vaccination and the fight against this disease that is about to become the second eradicated after Smallpox.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar