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How India defeated Polio: A historic public health triumph
short by / on Monday, 16 March, 2026
On March 27, 2014, the World Health Organization declared India polio-free after decades of relentless vaccination campaigns that reached even the remotest communities. The achievement saved millions of children from paralysis. India's coordinated effort of volunteers, health workers, and global partners proved that determination and mass immunization can defeat even the toughest diseases.
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