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October 24: World Polio Day
Every year, World Polio Day is celebrated on October 24. The day is celebrated to highlight the global efforts towards polio-free world. Also, the day encourages the use of polio vaccines. Highlights According to WHO, the polio cases have decreased by 99% since 1988. In 1988, there were 350,000 reported cases. This has reduced to ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Polio • Polio eradication • Polio vaccine • Poliomyelitis • universal immunisation programme • Vaccine • world polio day
World Polio Day: October 24
The World Polio Day is observed annually across world on 24 October to create awareness about hazards of the crippling Polio disease. The day was instituted by Rotary International to commemorate birth of Jonas Salk who had led first team of researchers which had developed vaccine against poliomyelitis (polio virus). This development had led to ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Topics: Days and Events • Diseases • Global Polio Eradication Initiative • GPEI • Polio • Public health • world polio day
24 October: World Polio Day
The World Polio Day is observed annually across world on 24 October to create awareness about the hazards of the crippling Polio disease. The day was established by Rotary International to commemorate birth of Jonas Salk who had led the first team of researchers which had developed a vaccine against poliomyelitis (polio virus). This development ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Topics: Days and Events • International • Observances • Polio eradication • Rotary International • WHO • world polio day