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World Polio Day - October 24
October 30 , 2020
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- The theme for World Polio Day 2020 is 'Stories of Progress: Past and Present' and in some places is 'A win against polio is a win for global health'.
- It was established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk.
- He led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis.
- In the year 1988, The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was launched by collaborations between the Rotary International and the World Health organisation.
- Polio largely affects children under the age of five.
- The poliovirus has three strains (type 1, type 2 and type 3).
- Both type 2 and type 3 strains have officially been declared as globally eradicated.
- Only 3 countries in the world have reported the transmission of polio.
- They are Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
- India received polio free certification from the WHO in 2014.
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