World Polio Day is celebrated every year on 24 October.

World Polio Day is celebrated every year on 24 October.

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Category : Important Days Published on: October 25 2023

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  • World Polio Day is celebrated every year on 24 October to raise awareness about polio disease.
  • World Polio Day is celebrated by Rotary International to commemorate the birthday of medical researcher Jonas Salk.
  • Jonas Salk led the first team to develop a polio vaccine.
  • In the year 1955, he created inactivated poliovirus vaccine.
  • In the year 1962, Albert Sabin created the oral polio vaccine.
  • India became a polio free country in the year 2014.
  • This day is being celebrated every year since 2002.
  • Polio is an infectious disease caused by polio virus mainly in small children.
  • This disease weakens any organ of the child for life.
  • The theme of Polio Day for the year 2023 is 'A healthy future for mother and child'.
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