National Vaccination Day

• India celebrates National Immunization Day on March 16 every year.

• This day highlights the important role of immunization in public health.

• It marks the launch of the Pulse Polio Vaccination Program in 1995.

• On this day, the first oral polio vaccine dose was administered.

• The program aimed to eliminate polio through mass vaccination.

• In 2014, the World Health Organization declared India polio-free.