World Polio Day 2023 – October 24

Current Context: World Polio Day is celebrated every year on October 24. The day is observed to create awareness about the importance of polio vaccination to protect children.

It’s a day to acknowledge the countless efforts of several individuals, organizations, and countries in the battle against polio.
Polio, a debilitating and highly infectious disease that has existed since ancient times, can cause paralysis or weakness in arms or legs.
The poliovirus can live in an infected person’s throat and intestines and can be contracted by food and water in unhygienic conditions.
On this day, we remember that by virtue of vaccination and collective action, we can fight this disease.
As of January 13, 2023, India has completed 12 polio-free years, which is considered a remarkable achievement; the last polio case in India was detected in 2011.