World Polio Day 2023 - October 24
October 26 , 2023
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- This day aims to create awareness around the importance of polio vaccination to protect children.
- Oral polio vaccine is highly effective in protection from polio.
- In 1988, Rotary International and the WHO established the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
- India completes 12 polio-free years and the last polio case in India was detected in 2011.
- The theme for 2023 is “A healthier future for mothers and children.”
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