Cheers to our achievement.

Monday, 25th October, 2010.


There has been a sharp decrease in the Polio cases in India as reported by the World Health Organisation. Only 39 cases have been reported this year in comparison to 498 cases last year.

I think it is commendable. The immunisation campaigns have been really successful and their efforts can be seen in the form of such fantastic results.
It shows the nation's commitment to eradicate this terrible disease from India.
It is an achievement for India as India, together with Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan, is one of the four polio-endemic countries left in the world.
Type 2 polio virus has been eradicated and type 1 is soon to be eradicated. In the states which have reported the maximum cases of Polio are able to fight out this deadly disease.In Bihar the polio cases have gone down to 9 from 117 last year and in Uttar Pradesh the cases have gone down to 10 from 569.

The Indian Polio Eradication is one of the most successful public health initiatives in history.
I would like to congratulate the country and its people on this success and specially Amitabh Bachchan who has helped create more awareness about Polio through his campaigns and has convinced people to treat this as most important.
Cheers to India's efforts!