world polio day 2023

• World Polio Day is celebrated every year on 24 October.

• It is celebrated to highlight global efforts towards a polio-free world and to honor the contributions made by frontline health workers in the fight against polio.

• The theme of World Polio Day 2023 is "A Healthy Future for Mothers and Children".

• In 1985, Rotary International established World Polio Day to honor the contributions of Jonas Salk, a medical researcher who led the research team that created the first vaccine for polio.

• On January 13 this year, India completed 12 years of being polio free, which is considered a remarkable achievement.

• The World Health Organization declared India polio-free in 2014.

• The last case of polio in India was found in 2011.