Partners,
governments, civil society and communities worldwide are today marking
World Polio Day, as efforts to eradicate this disease once and for all
are being intensified. - See more at:
http://www.polioeradication.org/tabid/488/iid/327/Default.aspx#sthash.6biQ4yiF.dpuf
Partners, governments,civil society and communities worldwide mark October 24th of every year since 1995 as the world polio day. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is the largest private-public partnership in the world. It is said to have reduced polio by 99%. Howevr, 1% still thrives in the poorest countries in the world.
