India declared 'polio-free'
- Published: 25/02/2012 at 11:30 PM
- Online news: Health
India was taken off a list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation on Saturday, marking a massive victory for health workers battling the crippling disease.
A child receives polio vaccination drops from a medical volunteer during an immunisation drive in Amritsar on February 19. India has been taken off a list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation, marking a massive victory for health workers battling the crippling disease.
"This gives us hope that we can finally eradicate polio not only from India but from the face of the earth," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
